Table 2 Characteristics of study participants
Characteristics | No. (%) | Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Children’s (n = 1682) |  | Mother’s (n = 1588) |  |
 Sex |  | Ethnicity |  |
  Male | 833 (49.5) |  Oromo | 716 (45.1) |
  Female | 849 (50.5) |  Amhara | 363 (22.9) |
 Nutritional status |  |  Tigre | 46 (2.9) |
  Normal rangea |  |  Gurage | 140 (8.8) |
   Male | 789 (46.9) |  Dawuro | 148 (9.3) |
   Female | 808 (48) |  Keficho | 72 (4.5) |
  Malnourishedb |  |  Wolaita | 30 (1.9) |
   Male | 43 (2.6) |  Others | 62 (3.9) |
   Female | 40 (2.4) |  Missing/Unknown | 11 (0.7) |
  Unknown status |  | Perceived socio-economic status |  |
   Male | 1 (0.06) |  High | 58 (3.7) |
   Female | 1 (0.06) |  Middle | 1443 (90.9) |
|  |  |  Low | 65 (4.1) |
Mother’s (n = 1588) |  |  Very low | 0 |
 Education level |  |  Missing/unknown | 22 (1.4) |
  Illiterate | 147 (9.3) | ||
  Grades 1–8 | 546 (34.4) | Religion |  |
  Grades 9–12 | 485 (30.5) |  Islam | 558 (35.1) |
  Certificate after grade 12 | 98 (6.2) |  Orthodox Christian | 725 (45.7) |
  Diploma | 247 (15.6) |  Protestant | 271 (17.1) |
  Degree and above | 55 (3.5) |  Catholic | 23 (1.4) |
  Missing/unknown | 10 (0.6) |  Others | 6 (0.4) |
|  |  |  Missing | 5 (0.3) |