Table 1.
Socio – demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants by nutritional status, Kersa district, east Ethiopia, 2011
|
Characteristics |
Nutritional status |
|
|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) | Controls (%) | |
| Sex of household head |
|
|
| Female |
5(2.1) |
25(1.3) |
| Male |
236(97.9) |
1933(98.7) |
| Relationship with a child |
|
|
| Biological mother |
240(99.6) |
1944(99.3) |
| Care giver |
1(0.4)( |
14(0.7) |
| Maternal age (years) |
|
|
| 15–34 |
55(22.9) |
407 (20.9) |
| 35- 49 |
185(77.1) |
1537(79.1) |
| Mean age (± standard deviation) |
30.15(± 6.02) |
29.37(5.42) |
| Residence |
|
|
| Rural |
214(89.2) |
1715(88.2) |
| Urban |
26(10.8) |
229(11.8) |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| Oromo |
236( 98.3) |
1907(98.1) |
| Amhara |
4(1.7) |
(36.1) |
| Tigray |
-(−) |
1(0.1) |
| Religion |
|
|
| Muslim |
236(98.3) |
1908(98.1) |
| Orthodox christian |
4(1.7) |
35(1.8) |
| Protestant |
-(−) |
1(0.1) |
| Maternal education |
|
|
| Illiterate |
223(92.9%) |
1687(86.8%) |
| Literate |
17(7.1%) |
257(13.2%) |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Single |
1(0.4) |
5(0.3) |
| Married |
236(97.9) |
1921(98.1) |
| Others |
4(1.7) |
32(1.6) |
| Maternal occupation |
|
|
| Farmers |
236(98.3) |
1888(97.1) |
| Others |
4(1.7) |
56(2.9) |
| Paternal education |
|
|
| Illiterate |
172(72.9%) |
1194(62.2%) |
| literate |
64(27.1%) |
727(37.8%) |
| Paternal occupation |
|
|
| Farmers |
231(97.9) |
1850(96.3) |
| Others |
5(2.1) |
71(3.7) |
| Decision - making strategy of the sick child |
|
1 |
| Individual |
149(61.8%) |
424(72.7) |
| Jointly/common |
92(38.2%) |
534(27.3%) |
| Household’s socio-economic position (SEP) |
|
|
| Poor |
96(39.8%) |
637(32.5%) |
| Middle |
84(34.9%) |
649(33.1%) |
| Rich |
61(25.3%) |
672(33.1%) |
| Child’s gender |
|
|
| Male |
130(53.9%) |
959(49.0%) |
| Female |
111(46.1%) |
999(51.0%) |
| Child’s age (months)(N |
|
|
| 6–23 |
68(28.2) |
544(27.8) |
| 24–35 |
107(44.4) |
(799 40.8) |
| 36- 48 |
66(27.4) |
615(31.4) |
| Mean age (± standard deviation) | 29.02(±9.05) | 29.26(± 9.28) |