Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of moderately thin children 5–7 years of age in different intervention groups in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2023 (n = 69).
| Variables | Category | Types of Intervention | Total | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | RUSF | RUSF + HIML | ||||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Sex of child | Male | 10 (47.6) | 11 (47.8) | 10 (40.0) | 31 (44.9) | 0.825 |
| Female | 11 (52.4) | 12 (52.2) | 15 (60.0) | 38 (55.1) | ||
| Age of child (years) | 5 | 6 (28.6) | 7 (30.4) | 4 (16.0) | 17 (24.6) | 0.180 |
| 6 | 2 (9.5) | 2 (8.7) | 8 (32.0) | 12 (17.4) | ||
| 7 | 13 (61.9) | 14 (60.9) | 13 (52.0) | 40 (58.0) | ||
| Grade level | KG or Zero-Grade | 8 (38.1) | 8 (34.8) | 12 (48.0) | 28 (40.6) | 0.623 |
| Grade One | 13 (61.9) | 15 (65.2) | 13 (52.0) | 41 (59.4) | ||
| Place of delivery | At a public health institute | 16 (76.2) | 19 (82.6) | 19 (76.0) | 54 (78.3) | 0.150 |
| At a private health institute | 1 (4.8) | 3 (13.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (5.8) | ||
| At home | 4 (19.0) | 1 (4.3) | 6 (24.0) | 11 (15.9) | ||
| Means of transportation | Walking | 21 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | 25 (100.0) | 69 (100.0) | |
| Child fully immunized | Yes | 19 (90.5) | 22 (95.7) | 24 (96.0) | 65 (94.2) | 0.680 |
| No | 2 (9.5) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.0) | 4 (5.8) | ||
| Deworming tablet in the last 6 months | Yes | 15 (71.4) | 18 (78.3) | 13 (52.0) | 46 (66.7) | 0.134 |
| No | 6 (28.6) | 5 (21.7) | 12 (48.0) | 23 (33.3) | ||
| Child receiving vitamin A supplementation | Yes | 15 (71.4) | 18 (78.3) | 6 (24.0) | 39 (56.5) | <0.001 |
| No | 6 (28.6) | 5 (21.7) | 19 (76.0) | 30 (43.5) | ||
| Any illness in the past 2 weeks | Yes | 11 (52.4) | 8 (34.8) | 11 (44.0) | 30 (43.5) | 0.500 |
| No | 10 (47.6) | 15 (65.2) | 14 (56.0) | 39 (56.5) | ||
| EBF for the first 6 months | yes | 14 (66.7) | 10 (43.5) | 15 (60.0) | 39 (56.5) | 0.273 |
| No | 7 (33.3) | 13 (56.5) | 10 (40.0) | 30 (43.5) | ||
| Complementary feeding | Before 6 months | 7 (33.3) | 13 (56.5) | 10 (40.0) | 30 (43.5) | 0.030 |
| At 6 months | 1 (4.8) | 4 (17.4) | 8 (32.0) | 13 (18.8) | ||
| After 6 months | 13 (61.9) | 6 (26.1) | 7 (28.0) | 26 (37.7) | ||
| Distance from the school (minutes) | <30 min | 20 (95.2) | 16 (69.6) | 19 (76.0) | 55 (79.7) | 0.090 |
| ≥30 min | 1 (4.8) | 7 (30.4) | 6 (24.0) | 14 (20.3) | ||
| School absenteeism in days | <4 days | 20 (95.2) | 20 (87.0) | 21 (84.0) | 61 (88.4) | 0.478 |
| ≥4 days | 1 (4.8) | 3 (13.0) | 4 (16.0) | 8 (11.6) | ||
EBF: exclusive breastfeeding. Significant at p < 0⋅05.