Table 1. Socio-demographic distribution of school age children in Merawi town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 396).
| Variable | Response | Total n (%) | Underweight n (%) | Stunted n (%) | Wasted n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of the child | Male | 201 (50.8) | 12 (3.8) | 17(4.3) | 28 (7.1) |
| Female | 195 (49.2) | 6 (1.9) | 22 (5.6) | 13 (3.3) | |
| Age of the child | 6–8 years | 186 (47.0) | 4 (1.3) | 3(0.8) | 25 (6.3) |
| 9–10 years | 134 (33.8) | 13 (4.1) | 18 (4.5) | 14(3.5) | |
| 11–12 years | 76 (19.2) | 1(0.3) | 18 (4.5) | 2 (0.5) | |
| Number of children | 1–2 | 179 (45.2) | 10 (3.1) | 18 (4.5) | 20 (5.1) |
| 3–4 | 184 (46.5) | 5 (1.6) | 17 (4.3) | 20 (5.1) | |
| Five and above | 33 (8.3) | 3(0.9) | 4(1.0) | 1(0.3) | |
| Number of family | 1–2 | 10 (2.5) | 10 (3.1) | 1(0.3) | 1(0.3) |
| 3–4 | 150 (37.9) | 5(1.6) | 16 (4.0) | 16(4.0) | |
| 5+ | 236 (59.6) | 3 (0.9) | 22(5.6) | 22 (5.6) | |
| Birth order of the child | First | 120 (30.3) | 5 (1.6) | 11 (2.8) | 12 (3.0) |
| Second and above | 276 (69.7) | 13 (4.1) | 28 (7.1) | 29 (7.3) | |
| Age of mother | 18–45 | 381 (96.2) | 18 (5.7) | 34 (8.6) | 41 (10.4) |
| 46–60 | 15 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 258 (65.2) | 8 (2.5) | 21 (5.3) | 23(5.8) |
| Muslim | 100 (25.3) | 9(2.8) | 16(4.0) | 13 (3.3) | |
| Protestant | 38 (9.6) | 1 (0.3) | 2(0.5) | 5(1.3) | |
| Mother education | Educated | 221 (55.8) | 10(3.1) | 23 (5.8) | 23(5.8) |
| Uneducated | 175 (44.2) | 8 (2.5) | 16 (4.0) | 18 (4.5) | |
| Occupation of mother | Employed | 167 (42.2) | 7 (2.2) | 19 (4.8) | 17 (4.3) |
| Farmer | 13 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1(0.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unemployed | 216 (54.5) | 11 (3.5) | 19 (4.8) | 24 (6.1) | |
| Marital status | Married | 326 (82.3) | 16 (5.0) | 30 (7.6) | 34 (8.6) |
| Unmarried | 70 (17.7) | 2 (0.6) | 9 (2.3) | 7 (1.8) | |
| Husband level education | Educated | 233 (64.7) | 9 (2.8) | 26(6.6) | 26 (6.6) |
| Uneducated | 127 (35.3) | 9 (2.8) | 12 (3.1) | 15 (3.8) | |
| husband’s occupation | Employed | 169 (46.9) | 7(2.2) | 18 (4.6) | 20(5.1) |
| Unemployed | 191 (53.1) | 11 (3.6) | 20(4.6) | 20 (5.2) | |
| Farming land | Yes | 50 (12.6) | 2 (0.6) | 3(0.8) | 2 (0.5) |
| No | 346 (87.4) | 16 (5.0) | 36 (9.1) | 39 (9.8) | |
| Irrigation user | Yes | 30 (7.6) | 1(0.3) | 2(0.5) | 1 (0.3) |
| No | 366 (92.4) | 17 (5.3) | 37 (9.3) | 40 (10.1) | |
| Average monthly income | < 1000 | 40 (10.1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |
| 1001–2000 | 84 (21.2) | 5 (1.6) | 7 (1.8) | 8 (2.0) | |
| > 2001 | 272 (68.7) | 12 (3.8) | 29 (7.3) | 31 (7.8) | |
| A radio and or television | Yes | 370 (93.4) | 17 (5.3) | 39 (9.8) | 39 (9.8) |
| No | 26 (6.6) | 1(0.3) | 0(0.0) | 2(0.5) |