Table 2.
School absenteeism and reasons for school absenteeism at selected primary schools in Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2018 (n = 162).
| Characteristics | Options | Feeding | Nonfeeding | ||
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| Number | % | Number | % | ||
| School absenteeism due to illness | Yes | 113 | 70 | 125 | 77 |
| No | 49 | 30 | 37 | 23 | |
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| School absenteeism due to working for money and food | Yes | 23 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| No | 139 | 86 | 151 | 93 | |
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| School absenteeism due to helping family by work | Yes | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| No | 147 | 91 | 154 | 95 | |
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| School absenteeism due to hunger | Yes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| No | 157 | 97 | 160 | 99 | |
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| School absenteeism due to lack of interest to go to school | Yes | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| No | 156 | 96 | 161 | 99 | |
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| School absenteeism due to other reasons | Yes | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| No | 152 | 94 | 156 | 96 | |