From: Stunting and its determinant factors among children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Child age (in months) | ||
6–11 | 196 | 15.1 |
12–35 | 706 | 54.6 |
36–47 | 253 | 19.5 |
48–59 | 140 | 10.8 |
Mean age (±SD) | 27.9 (±14.0) | |
Sex of child | ||
Female | 639 | 49.3 |
Male | 656 | 50.7 |
Head of the household | ||
Female | 45 | 3.5 |
Male | 1250 | 96.5 |
Mothers age | ||
15–34 years | 737 | 56.9 |
35–50 years | 558 | 43.1 |
Marital status | ||
Currently unmarried | 149 | 11.5 |
Currently married | 1146 | 88.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christianity | 1220 | 94.2 |
Othersa | 75 | 5.8 |
Household size | ||
≤ 4 | 470 | 36.3 |
5–7 | 632 | 48.8 |
8–10 | 193 | 14.8 |
Number of children under five | ||
1 | 101 | 7.8 |
2–4 | 1194 | 92.2 |
Maternal education | ||
No formal education | 884 | 68.3 |
Primary education | 189 | 14.6 |
Secondary education | 222 | 17.1 |
Maternal employment status | ||
Housewife | 728 | 56.2 |
Farmer | 351 | 27.1 |
Othersb | 216 | 16.7 |
Paternal education | ||
No formal education | 864 | 66.7 |
Formal education | 431 | 33.3 |
Main source of family food | ||
Own production | 886 | 68.4 |
Purchasing | 364 | 28.1 |
Othersc | 45 | 3.5 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 489 | 37.8 |
Medium | 387 | 29.9 |
Rich | 419 | 32.4 |
Health care access | ||
Good | 1148 | 88.6 |
Poor | 147 | 11.4 |