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Table 1 Description of study participants by nutritional status, KA-HDSS, Tigray, northern Ethiopia (n = 2, 260)

From: What factors are associated with maternal undernutrition in eastern zone of Tigray, Ethiopia? Evidence for nutritional well-being of lactating mothers

Independent variables

Total counts

(Column %)

Maternal nutritional status

(Count, and row %)

Properly nourished

Undernourished

Residence

Rural

2121 (93.8)

1301 (61.3)

820 (38.7)

Semi-urban

139 (6.2)

99 (71.2)

40 (28.8)

Age in years

Median (IQR*)

27 (23–30)

27 (22–31)

28 (23–30)

Age of child in months

Mean (±SD*)

10.5 (±6.4)

10.4 (±6.5)

10.8 (±6.3)

Education

No formal education

1372 (62.9)

865 (63.1)

507 (36.9)

Primary

592 (27.2)

361 (61.0)

231 (39.0)

Secondary and above

215 (9.9)

125 (58.1)

90 (41.9)

Occupation

Housewife/Farmer

1914 (88.0)

1192 (62.3)

722 (37.7)

Government employee and others

199 (9.1)

121 (60.8)

78 (39.2)

Daily laborer/ Unemployed

62 (2.9)

36 (58.1)

26 (41.9)

Asset-based wealth status

Poor

898 (39.7)

573 (63.8)

325 (36.2)

Not poor

1362 (60.3)

827 (60.7)

535 (39.3)

Household history of adult death

No history adult death

2134 (94.4)

1328 (62.2)

806 (37.8)

Death from chronic diseases

62 (2.7)

31 (50.0)

31 (50.0)

Death from all other causes

64 (2.8)

41 (64.1)

23 (35.9)

Maternal health seeking

Poor

1009 (48.8)

601 (59.6)

408 (40.4)

Good

1059 (51.2)

695 (65.6)

364 (34.4)

HAEFI*

Poor

1006 (45.4)

571 (56.8)

435 (43.2)

Medium

431 (19.5)

288 (66.8)

143 (33.2)

High

778 (35.1)

514 (66.1)

264 (33.9)

Morbidity in the past 2 weeks

No

2180 (96.5)

1363 (62.5)

817 (37.5)

Yes

79 (3.5)

36 (45.6)

43 (54.4)

Household size

Mean and SD

6.21 (2.04)

6.25 (2.05)

6.15 (2.03)

Altitude (in meter)

Median and IQR

2110 (2041 – 2300)

2102.5 (2038–2270)

2138 (2050–2321)

Crop diversity

No

1039 (46.0)

590 (62.5)

449 (37.5)

Yes

1221 (54.0)

810 (45.6)

411 (54.4)

  1. *HAEFI housing and environmental factors index, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation