Table 1. Anthropometric, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of women from Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia (n = 202).
| Characteristics | Mean (SD), % |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 30.8 (7.8) |
| -≤ 25 | 23.8 |
| -26–35 | 50.5 |
| -> 35 | 57.7 |
| School years of women (years) | 1.5 (2.5) |
| -No education | 63.2 |
| -1–3 years | 15.8 |
| -≥ 4 years | 21% |
| Household size | 6.1 (2.5) |
| -≤ 4 | 25.2 |
| -5–7 | 45.1 |
| -≥ 8 | 29.7 |
| Gravidity | 4.7 (2.7) |
| -≤ 3 | 36.1 |
| -4–6 | 41.1 |
| -≥ 7 | 22.8 |
| Parity | 4.2 (2.2) |
| -≤ 3 | 41.0 |
| -4–6 | 44.0 |
| -≥ 7 | 15.0 |
| BMI (kg m-2) | 20.0 (2.2) |
| -≤ 18.5 | 24.8 |
| -≥ 18.5 - < 25 | 73.2 |
| -≥ 25 | 2 |
| MUAC (cm) | 24.8 (2.5) |
| -< 22 | 9 |
| -≥ 22 | 91 |
| Size of land (hectare) | 0.44 (0.23) |
| -≤ 0.25 | 44.1 |
| -> 0.25–0.5 | 41.6 |
| -> 0.5 | 14.3 |
| Number of mature enset owned (%) | 14.8 (49.7) |
| -No mature enset | 73.5 |
| -1–15 | 9.5 |
| -> 15–50 | 11 |
| -≥ 51 | 6 |
BMI, body mass index; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference.