Table 1.
Distribution of mothers by sociodemographic characteristics in Bale Zone, Oromia regional state, August 2013.
| Variables | LBW | NBW | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| <20 | 52 | 40.3 | 56 | 21.7 | 108 | 28.0 |
| 21–35 | 66 | 51.2 | 179 | 69.4 | 245 | 63.3 |
| >35 | 11 | 8.5 | 23 | 8.9 | 34 | 8.7 |
| Weight group (kg) | ||||||
| <50 | 16 | 12.4 | 12 | 4.7 | 28 | 7.2 |
| >50 | 113 | 87.6 | 246 | 95.3 | 359 | 92.8 |
| Height (Cm) | ||||||
| ≤150 | 20 | 15.5 | 16 | 6.2 | 36 | 9.3 |
| >150 | 109 | 84.5 | 242 | 93.8 | 351 | 90.7 |
| Religion | ||||||
| Muslim | 86 | 66.7 | 139 | 53.9 | 225 | 58.1 |
| Orthodox | 38 | 29.5 | 100 | 38.8 | 138 | 35.7 |
| Protestant | 5 | 3.9 | 14 | 5.4 | 19 | 4.9 |
| Catholic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Oromo | 103 | 79.8 | 183 | 70.9 | 186 | 73.9 |
| Amhara | 14 | 10.9 | 64 | 24.8 | 78 | 20.2 |
| Others | 12 | 9.3 | 11 | 1.3 | 23 | 5.9 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 116 | 89.9 | 243 | 94.2 | 359 | 92.7 |
| Others | 13 | 10.1 | 15 | 5.8 | 28 | 7.3 |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 67 | 51.9 | 194 | 75.2 | 261 | 67.4 |
| Rural | 62 | 48.1 | 64 | 24.8 | 126 | 32.6 |
| Head of household | ||||||
| Male | 117 | 90.7 | 233 | 90.3 | 350 | 90.4 |
| Female | 12 | 9.3 | 25 | 9.7 | 37 | 9.6 |
| Maternal occupation | ||||||
| Employed | 10 | 7.8 | 40 | 15.5 | 50 | 12.9 |
| Housewife | 90 | 69.8 | 117 | 45.3 | 207 | 53.4 |
| Farmer | 8 | 6.2 | 31 | 12.0 | 39 | 10.0 |
| Merchant | 12 | 9.3 | 63 | 24.4 | 75 | 19.3 |
| Daily laborer | 9 | 7.0 | 7 | 2.7 | 16 | 4.3 |
| Monthly income (ETB) | ||||||
| ≤500 | 31 | 24.6 | 20 | 7.8 | 51 | 13.3 |
| 501–1000 | 40 | 31.7 | 49 | 19.1 | 89 | 23.2 |
| 1001–1500 | 15 | 11.9 | 39 | 15.2 | 54 | 14.1 |
| >1500 | 40 | 31.7 | 149 | 58 | 189 | 49.3 |
| Maternal education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 59 | 45.7 | 40 | 15.5 | 99 | 25.6 |
| Read and write only | 2 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.9 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Primary (1–8) | 49 | 38.0 | 109 | 42.2 | 158 | 40.8 |
| Secondary (9–12) | 14 | 10.9 | 81 | 31.4 | 95 | 24.5 |
| Tertiary | 5 | 3.9 | 23 | 8.9 | 28 | 7.2 |