Anemia severity among children aged 6–59 months in Gondar town, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Table 2 Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of parents of children participated in the study, Gondar Town, April 2014

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Maternal age(year)	< 25	165	23.3
	25–30	364	51.5
	31–35	102	14.4
	> 35	76	10.7
Maternal marital status	Married	619	87.6
Maternal marital status	Unmarried^a	88	12.4
Maternal educational status	No formal education	220	31.1
	Primary education	210	29.7
	Secondary education	218	30.8
	Tertiary education	59	8.9
Maternal occupation	Housewives	500	70.7
	Government or private sector employees	38	5.3
	Merchants	58	8.2
	Daily laborer	111	15.8
Maternal BMI	Underweight	95	13.4
	Normal weight	472	66.8
	Overweight	140	19.8
Paternal educational status	No formal education	163	23
	Primary education	237	33.5
	Secondary education	220	31.1
	Tertiary education	87	12.3
Paternal occupation	Government or private sector employees	287	40.6
	Merchants	236	33.4
	Daily laborer	184	26
Family size	< 4	250	35.4
	4–5	314	44.4
	> 5	143	20.2
Number of under-five children	1	565	79.9
Number of under-five children	≥2	142	20.1
Family monthly income	< $60	162	22.9
	$60–124	376	53.2
	> $124	169	23.9

^aincludes single and widowed, 1USD is equivalent to 20.90 Ethiopian Birr based on the 2015 exchange rate; Unmarried^a: includes Single, divorced and widowed; BMI: Body Mass Index

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