Table 2.
Description and frequency of intermediate causes of child under-nutrition
| Variables | Categories (Codes) | n (%) | Variables | Categories (Codes) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Tigray (1) | 647 (6.8) | Mother’s Body mass index | Thin (0) | 1840 (19.4) |
| Afar (2) | 90 (0.9) | Normal (1) | 6974 (73.5) | ||
| Amhara (3) | 1865 (19.6) | Overweight (2) | 585 (6.2) | ||
| Oromia (4) | 4164 (43.9) | Anemia level | Non Anemic (0) | 6025 (63.5) | |
| Somali (5) | 393 (4.1) | Anemic (1) | 2948 (31.0) | ||
| Benishangul (6) | 100 (1.1) | Missing | 521 (5.5) | ||
| SNNPR (7) | 1947 (20.5) | Had cough in last two weeks | No (0) | 7571 (79.7) | |
| Gambela (8) | 22 (0.2) | Yes (1) | 1924 (20.3) | ||
| Harari (9) | 20 (0.2) | Had diarrhea recently | No (0) | 8338 (87.8) | |
| Addis Adaba (10) | 210 (2.2) | Yes (1) | 1138 (12.0) | ||
| Dire Dawa (11) | 36 (0.4) | Missing | 18 (0.2) | ||
| Type of place of residence | Urban (1) | 1046 (11.0) | Had fever in last two weeks | No (0) | 8087 (85.2) |
| Rural (2) | 8449 (89.0) | Yes (1) | 1398 (14.7) | ||
| Sex of child | Male (1) | 4851 (51.1) | Missing | 10 (0.1) | |
| Female (2) | 4644 (48.9) | Husband/partner’s education | No education (0) | 4266 (44.9) | |
| Age of child | 0–5 (0) | 1041 (11.0) | Primary (1) | 3598 (37.9) | |
| 6–11 (1) | 1021 (10.8) | Secondary & above (2) | 1086 (11.4) | ||
| 12–23 (2) | 1896 (20.0) | Missing | 544 (5.7) | ||
| 24–35 (3) | 1788 (18.8) | House hold size | 1–4 (small) (0) | 2432 (25.6) | |
| 36–47 (4) | 1820 (19.2) | 5–9 (medium (1) | 6500 (68.5) | ||
| 48–59 (5) | 1929 (20.3) | 10 and more (Large) (2) | 562 (5.9) | ||
| Birth order | 1st (0) | 1741 (18.3) | Source of drinking water | unimproved source (0) | 4102 (43.2) |
| 2–3 (1) | 2919 (30.7) | Improved source (1) | 5278 (55.6) | ||
| 4–5 (2) | 2276 (24.0) | Missing | 115 (1.2) | ||
| 6 and more (3) | 2558 (26.9) | Multiple birth | Single birth (0) | 9270 (97.6) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest (1) | 2188 (23.0) | 1st of multiple (1) | 121 (1.3) | |
| Poorer (2) | 2226 (23.4) | 2nd of multiple (2) | 104 (1.1) | ||
| Middle (3) | 2001 (21.1) | Educational level of mother | No education (0) | 6225 (65.6) | |
| Richer (4) | 1722 (18.1) | Primary (1) | 2600 (27.4) | ||
| Richest (5) | 1358 (14.3) | Secondary & above (2) | 670 (7.0) | ||
| No of children under five years in the household | 1 (0) | 5860 (61.7) | Age of mother at first birth | < 20 (0) | 6139 (64.7) |
| 2 (1) | 2651 (27.9) | 20–34 (1) | 3346 (35.2) | ||
| 3 or more (2) | 983 (10.4) | 35–49 (2) | 10 (0.1) |