Magnitude and associated factors of Atopic dermatitis among children in Ayder referral hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic Characteristics of children in Ayder referral hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 2014

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex of child	Male Female	237 233	50.4 49.6
Age in category	0.25–1 year 1⁺–5 years 5⁺–10 years 10⁺–14 years	44 168 162 96	9.4 34.5 35.7 20.4
Residence	Urban Rural	341 129	72.6 27.4
Father educational status	Illiterate Read & write Primary school High school Tertiary school completed	50 55 115 111 133	10.8 11.9 24.8 23.9 28.7
Mother educational status	Illiterate Read & write Primary school High school Tertiary school completed	124 28 141 93 83	26.4 6.0 30.1 19.8 17.7
Occupation of Father	Farmer Merchant Civil servant Other	107 111 148 88	23.2 24.0 32.0 20.8
Mother occupation	Civil servant Housewife Merchant Other	81 291 62 34	17.3 62.2 13.2 7.3
Monthly family income	<1000 1001–2000 2001–3000 ≥3001	195 133 65 77	41.5 28.3 13.8 16.4

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