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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the children and their parents, East Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 633)

From: Undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in East Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Child sex

  

 Male

339

53.6

 Female

294

46.4

Child age in month

  

 6–11

107

16.9

 12–23

178

28.1

 24–35

138

21.8

 36–47

118

18.6

 48–59

92

14.6

Maternal age

  

 15–19

31

4.9

 20–29

335

52.9

 30–51

267

42.2

Maternal age at first birth

  

 <15

63

10.0

 15–19

444

70.1

 20–29

126

19.9

Head of HHa

  

 Male

585

92.4

 Female

48

7.6

Marital status

  

 Married

585

92.4

 Single

17

2.7

 Otherb

31

4.9

Religion

  

 Orthodox

617

97.5

 Muslim

16

2.5

Ethnicity

  

 Amhara

622

98.3

 Agew

11

1.7

Family size

  

 <5

375

59.2

 ≥5

258

40.8

Number of children ever born

  

 1–3

372

58.8

 4–6

226

35.7

 >6

35

5.5

Number of under five children

  

 1

383

60.5

 2–3

250

39.5

Maternal education

  

 No education

555

87.7

 Informal education (can read and write)

43

6.8

 Formal educationc

35

5.5

Paternal education

  

 No education

303

50.2

 Informal education (can read and write)

183

30.3

 Formal educationc

118

19.5

Maternal occupation

  

 Housewife

601

94.9

 Othersd

32

5.1

Paternal occupation

  

 Farmer

580

96.1

 Otherd

24

3.9

Monthly income (in Et. Br.)

  

 <750

456

72.0

 750–1000

134

21.2

 >1000

43

6.8

Decision making on use of money

  

 Individuallye

483

76.3

 Jointly

150

23.7

Livestock ownership

  

 Yes

521

82.3

 No

112

17.7

HH supported by safety net program

  

 Yes

81

12.8

 No

552

87.2

  1. aHousehold
  2. bWidowed and divorced
  3. cPrimary, secondary, and above
  4. dStudent, merchant and government employee
  5. eEither by the husband or the wife