Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characterstics of parents and children aged 6–12 years in Bahir Dar City northwest Ethiopia, (n = 616)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Marital status respondent
Single	8	1.3
Married/partner	519	84.3
Divorced/separated	54	8.8
Widowed	35	5.7
Maternal religion
Orthodox	500	81.2
Muslim	86	14.0
Catholic	8	1.3
Protestant	20	3.2
Others	2	0.3
Educational status of the mother
No Formal Education	141	22.9
Primary Education	158	25.6
Secondary education &Above	317	51.5
Educational status of the father
No Formal Education	124	20.1
Primary Education	127	20.6
Secondary education &Above	365	59.3
Fathers occupation
private employed	321	52.1
Formally Employed	237	38.5
Daily laborer	58	9.4
Mothers occupation
Private Employed	224	36.4
Formally Employed	131	21.3
Daily laborer	41	6.7
Housewife	220	35.7
Respondent sex
Male	70	11.4
Female	546	88.6
Child sex
Male	277	45
Female	339	55
Type of school
Public	483	78.4
Private	133	21.6

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