Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics, Young Lives data, Ethiopia.
| Experience of drought | P-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | No (n = 988) | Yes (n = 838) | |
| Sex (female) | 462 (46.8) | 400 (47.7) | 0.68 |
| Age (months), median (IQR2) | 145.5 (143, 149) | 146.0 (142, 149) | 0.19 |
| HAZ3, mean (SD4) | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) | -1.8 (-2.9, -0.5) | 0.01 |
| Round 2 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) | -1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) | <0.001 |
| Round 3 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.8) | <0.001 |
| Round 4 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) | -1.7 (-2.3, -1.1) | <0.001 |
| DDS5, mean (SD4) | 6.0 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.3) | <0.001 |
| General child health status | |||
| Poor | 50 (5.0) | 36 (4.2) | 0.74 |
| Average | 118 (11.7) | 90 (10.6) | |
| Good | 355 (35.2) | 305 (35.8) | |
| Very good | 485 (48.1) | 420 (49.4) | |
| Household food insecurity | |||
| Food Secure | 140 (13.9) | 98 (11.5) | <0.001 |
| Mildly Food Insecure | 151 (15.0) | 77 (9.0) | |
| Moderately Food Insecure | 598 (59.2) | 564 (66.2) | |
| Severely Food Insecure | 121 (12.0) | 113 (13.3) | |
| Wealth index (tertile) | |||
| Low SES6 | 174 (17.2) | 448 (52.6) | <0.001 |
| Medium SES6 | 290 (28.7) | 334 (39.2) | |
| High SES6 | 545 (54.0) | 70 (8.2) | |
| Participation in PSNP7 | 96 (9.5) | 249 (29.2) | <0.001 |
| Maternal education | |||
| No education | 283 (34.2) | 419 (54.8) | <0.001 |
| Informal education | 99 (12.0) | 125 (16.3) | |
| Primary education | 269 (32.5) | 204 (26.7) | <0.001 |
| Secondary and above education | 177 (21.4) | 17 (2.2) | |
| Dependency ratio, median (IQR2) | 0.3 (0.1, 0.5) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.8) | |
| Residence (rural) | 353 (35.0) | 746 (87.6) | <0.001 |
| Health facility in the community | 662 (76.6) | 323 (41.0) | <0.001 |
1. Result of Students t-test, Fisher's exact test, or Pearson chi-square test of Ho = no difference in the respective characteristics of children who are exposed to drought and who are not.
2. IQR = interquartile range.
3. HAZ = Height-for-age standard score.
4. SD = standard deviation.
5. DDS = dietary diversity score.
6. SES = socio-economic status.
7. PSNP = Productive Safety Net Program.