Table 1. Socio-demographic and other selected characteristics of SC and their parents, attending at public primary schools in Gondar town, February to May 2017(N = 523).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age (Child)	6–10 years	191	36.5
	11–14 years	332	63.5
Grade level (Child)	1–4	261	49.9
	5–8	262	50.1
Family size	<6	322	61.6
	< = 6	201	38.4
Child–Guardian Relation-ship	Mother	424	81.1
	Father	46	8.8
	Relatives	48	9.2
	Others	5	1.0
Marital status of Mother	Unmarried	20	3.8
	Married or living together	379	72.5
	separated#	124	23.7
Maternal or Guardian age	< = 34	259	49.5
	35–44	171	32.7
	> = 45	93	17.8
Mother’s Education	No formal education	230	44.0
	Primary	160	30.6
	Secondary and above	133	25.4
Mother’s occupation	Housewife	364	69.6
	Government employee	51	9.8
	Private*	108	20.7
Father’s education	No formal education	214	40.9
	Primary	144	27.5
	Secondary and above	165	31.5
Father’s Occupation	Farmer	73	14.0
	Daily labourer	197	37.7
	Government employee	131	25
	Merchant	122	23.3
Wealth Index	Low	173	33.0
	Medium	176	33.7
	High	174	33.3
HFSS	Food secured	414	79.2
	Mild food insecure	66	12.6
	Moderate food insecure	29	5.5
	Severe food insecure	14	2.7
DDS	<4	233	44.6
	4–6	228	43.6
	> = 7	62	11.8
Intestinal parasites	Yes	132	25.2
	No	391	74.8
STH	Yes	18	3.4
	No	505	96.6
HAZ	Yes	241	46.1
	No	282	53.9
BAZ	Yes	46	8.8
	No	477	91.2

Private*: self-employed, selling local drinks, daily labourer

Separated^#: divorced or widowed

BAZ: Body Mass Index—for- Age Z score; HAZ: Height-for-Age Z score; DDS: Dietary Diversity Score; HFSS: Household Food Security Status; STH: Soil Transmitted Helminths