Table 1 Time variant characteristics of study participants by data collection season, Kersa district, east rural Ethiopia, 2011
Characteristics of study participants | Wet season | Dry season | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | % | Number | % | |
Mother’s age | 15-34 | 1668 | 78.79 | 1668 | 78.79 |
35-49 | 449 | 21.21 | 449 | 21.21 | |
Possession of a bank saving account at household level | No | 2059 | 96.6 | 2060 | 96.6 |
Yes | 73 | 3.4 | 72 | 3.4 | |
Household food security status | Food secure | 1182 | 55.4 | 1401 | 65.71 |
Food insecure | 950 | 44.6 | 731 | 34.29 | |
Children’s nutritional status | Normal | 1975 | 92.64 | 1894 | 88.84 |
Malnourished | 157 | 7.36 | 238 | 11.16 | |
Maternal weight (Kg) | Mean (±SD) | 50.1 (6.35) |  | 50.8 (5.98) |  |
Children’s age | Mean (±SD) | 23.8 (9.07) |  | 29.34 (9.22) |  |
Children’s weight (Kg) | Mean (±SD) | 10.29 (2.13) |  | 11.35 (2.17) |  |
Children’s MUAC (cm) | Mean (±SD) | 13.80 (1.18) |  | 13.85 (3.19) |  |
Children’s WHZ- score | Mean (±SD) | 0.052 (1.37) |  | -.009 (1.72) |  |