Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondent Children and household heads (N = 247; cases: 82 and controls: 165)
| Variables | Category | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Gender | Male | 45 (54.9) | 84 (50.9) | 129 (52.2) |
| Female | 37 (45.1) | 81 (49.1) | 118 (47.8) | ||
| Age | 1–24 Month | 37 (45.1) | 70 (42.4) | 107 (43.3) | |
| 25–48 Month | 26 (31.7) | 55 (33.3) | 81 (32.8) | ||
| > 48 Month | 19 (23.2) | 40 (24.2) | 59 (23.9) | ||
| Household head or care giver | Gender | Male | 68 (82.9) | 151 (91.5) | 219 (88.7) |
| Female | 14 (17.1) | 14 (8.5) | 28 (11.3) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 74 (90.2) | 141 (85.5) | 215 (87.0) | |
| Divorced/widowed | 8 (9.8) | 24 (14.6) | 32 (13.0) | ||
| Education | Literate | 24 (29.3) | 70 (42.4) | 94 (38.1) | |
| Illiterate | 58 (70.7) | 95 (57.6) | 153 (61.9) | ||
| Household income status(monthly)* | < 1500 | 34 (41.5) | 68 (41.2) | 102 (41.3) | |
| 1600–3000 | 29 (35.4) | 70 (42.4) | 99 (40.1) | ||
| > 3000 | 19 (23.2) | 27 (16.4) | 46 (18.6) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 54 (65.9) | 132 (80.0) | 186 (75.3) | |
| Rural | 28 (34.2) | 33 (20.0) | 61 (24.7) | ||
*Currency in Ethiopian Birr (1USD = 56.97Birr)