Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of studied children in the age range of 7-14 years in Sothern Ethiopia
From: Determinants of underweight, stunting and wasting among schoolchildren
Variable | No (%) |
|---|---|
Age, mean(SD) | 10.7 (±2) |
Sex | |
Male | 209(47%) |
Female | 236 (53%) |
Ethnicity | |
Sidama | 442(99.3) |
Wolayita | 3 (0.7) |
Religion | |
Protestant | 425(95.5) |
Muslim | 9(2) |
Catholic | 7(1.5) |
Orthodox | 4(0.9) |
Family size | |
1-5 | 136(30.6) |
6-7 | 208(46.7) |
8-11 | 101(22.7) |
Maternal education | |
No formal education | 235(52.8) |
Read and write | 124(27.9) |
Primary education | 78(17.5) |
Secondary and above | 8(1.8) |
Paternal education | |
No formal education | 100(22.5) |
Read and write | 146(32.8) |
Primary education | 144(32.4) |
Secondary and above | 55(12.4) |
Monthly income, USD | |
≤10 | 252(56.6) |
11-25 | 133(29.9) |
>25 | 60(13.48) |
Occupation of the head | |
Farmer | 400(89.9) |
Government employee | 30(6.7) |
Merchant | 13(2.9) |
Unemployed | 2(0.4) |
Household food security status | |
Food secured | 242(54.4) |
Mild food insecure | 129(29) |
Moderately food insecure | 29(6.5) |
Severely food insecure | 45(10.1) |
Mean nutrient intake mean(SD) | |
Mean Energy intake | 2275.0 |
Mean protein intake | 57.2 |
Mean CHO intake | 286.1 |
Personal hygiene score | |
Very good | 152(34.2) |
Good | 241(54.2) |
Poor | 52(11.7) |