Table 1. Individual characteristics, behavioral determinants and dietary habits of school-aged children in rural and urban areas of at Libokemkem and Fogera districts, Ethiopia, May–June 2009.
| CHARACTERISTICS | RURAL (n = 711) | URBAN (n = 178) | p value | ||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | ||
| Sex (female) | 339 | 47,68 | 88 | 49,44 | 0,676 |
| Age group (≥10 years) | 259 | 36,43 | 58 | 32,58 | 0,193 |
| Stunting | 302 | 42,66 | 52 | 29,21 | 0,001 |
| Wasting | 153 | 21,61 | 37 | 20,79 | 0,450 |
| Splenomegaly | 34 | 4,79 | 1 | 0,56 | 0,004 |
| Fever in the last 15 days | 223 | 31,41 | 37 | 20,79 | 0,003 |
| Sleeps under a bed net | 292 | 41,13 | 120 | 67,42 | <0.001 |
| Herds the cattle | 413 | 58,17 | 7 | 3,93 | <0.001 |
| Consumption on day before survey of: | |||||
| Food of animal source | 129 | 18,14 | 114 | 64,04 | <0.001 |
| Basic staples | 708 | 99,58 | 178 | 100 | 0,511 |
| VitA rich fruits and vegetables | 24 | 3,38 | 11 | 6,18 | 0,071 |
| Other fruits | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,69 | 0,008 |
| Other vegetables | 53 | 7,45 | 22 | 12,36 | 0,029 |
| Legumes and pulses | 643 | 90,44 | 106 | 59,55 | <0.001 |
| Meat/fish | 79 | 11,11 | 103 | 57,87 | <0.001 |
| Oil | 644 | 90,58 | 166 | 93,26 | 0,164 |
| Dairy | 53 | 7,45 | 15 | 8,43 | 0,381 |
| Eggs | 5 | 0,7 | 5 | 2,81 | 0,032 |
| 5 or more food groups | 28 | 3,94 | 16 | 8,99 | 0,007 |
| 4 or more food groups | 116 | 16,32 | 71 | 39,89 | <0.001 |
| Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | p value | |
| Sum of food groups | 3,12 | 0,60 | 3,42 | 0,77 | <0.001 |