Table 4.
Distribution of sociodemographic and biosocial characteristics of children by nutrition states in Ethiopia
| Variables | Category | N | U | S | W | US | UW | SW | USW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 2269 (48.3) | 177 (49.3) | 443 (59.6) | 255 (50.4) | 752 (56.1) | 597 (56.6) | 3 (42.9) | 502 (65.2) |
| Female | 2429 (51.7) | 182 (50.7) | 300 (40.4) | 251 (49.6) | 589 (43.9) | 457 (43.4) | 4 (57.1) | 268 (34.8) | |
| Region | Tigray | 884 (18.8) | 77 (21.4) | 135 (18.2) | 108 (21.3) | 275 (20.5) | 265 (25.1) | 2 (28.6) | 174 (22.6) |
| Amhara | 713 (15.2) | 82 (22.8) | 155 (20.9) | 115 (22.7) | 292 (21.8) | 286 (27.1) | 4 (57.1) | 237 (30.8) | |
| Oromiya | 1021 (21.7) | 62 (17.3) | 168 (22.6) | 77 (15.2) | 315 (23.5) | 157 (14.9) | 0 (0.0) | 139 (18.1) | |
| SNNP | 1191 (25.4) | 103 (28.7) | 173 (23.3) | 101 (20.0) | 361 (26.9) | 245 (23.2) | 1 (14.3) | 197 (25.6) | |
| Addis Ababa CA | 889 (18.9) | 35 (9.7) | 112 (15.1) | 105 (20.8) | 98 (7.3) | 101 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (3.0) | |
| Residence | Urban | 2041 (43.4) | 93 (25.9) | 274 (36.9) | 234 (46.2) | 308 (23.0) | 282 (26.8) | 2 (28.6) | 144 (18.7) |
| Rural | 2657 (56.6) | 266 (74.1) | 469 (63.1) | 272 (53.8) | 1033 (77) | 772 (73.2) | 5 (71.4) | 626 (81.3) | |
| Mother's level of education | Illiterate | 1884 (40.1) | 176 (49.0) | 407 (54.8) | 202 (39.9) | 782 (58.3) | 538 (51.0) | 3 (42.9) | 435 (56.5) |
| Literate | 2814 (59.9) | 183 (51.0) | 336 (45.2) | 304 (60.1) | 559 (41.7) | 516 (49.0) | 4 (57.1) | 335 (43.5) | |
| Father's level of education | Illiterate | 1328 (28.3) | 128 (35.7) | 316 (42.5) | 149 (29.4) | 579 (43.2) | 349 (33.1) | 1 (14.3) | 256 (33.2) |
| Literate | 3370 (71.7) | 231 (64.3) | 427 (57.5) | 357 (70.6) | 762 (56.8) | 705 (66.9) | 6 (85.7) | 514 (66.8 | |
| Access to safe drinking water | Yes | 1627 (34.6) | 165 (46.0) | 285 (38.4) | 173 (34.2) | 659 (49.1) | 506 (48.0) | 4 (57.1) | 380 (49.4) |
| No | 3071 (65.4) | 194 (54.0) | 458 (61.6) | 333 (65.8) | 682 (50.9) | 548 (52.0) | 3 (42.9) | 390 (50.6) | |
| Access to sanitation | Yes | 1490 (31.7) | 133 (37.0) | 388 (52.2) | 142 (28.1) | 663 (49.4) | 358 (34.0) | 3 (42.9) | 305 (39.6) |
| No | 3208 (68.3) | 226 (63.0) | 355 (47.8) | 364 (71.9) | 678 (50.6) | 696 (66.0) | 4 (57.1) | 465 (60.4) | |
| Access to electricity | Yes | 1949 (41.5) | 221 (61.6) | 429 (57.7) | 199 (39.3) | 888 (66.2) | 605 (57.4) | 4 (57.1) | 491 (63.8) |
| No | 2749 (58.5) | 138 (38.4) | 314 (42.3) | 307 (60.7) | 453 (33.8) | 449 (42.6) | 3 (42.9) | 279 (36.2) | |
| Access to cooking fuels | Yes | 4082 (86.9) | 336 (93.6) | 672 (90.4) | 439 (86.8) | 1271 (94.8) | 998 (94.7) | 7 (100.0) | 741 (96.2) |
| No | 616 (13.1) | 23 (6.4) | 71 (9.6) | 67 (13.2) | 70 (5.2) | 56 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (3.8) | |
| Total | 4698 | 359 | 743 | 506 | 1341 | 1054 | 7 | 770 | |