Table 1. Socio- demographic and economic characteristics of participants, EDHS 2016(weighted).
| Variables | Category | Undernourished | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes frequency(percent) | No frequency(percent) | ||
| Age | 15–20 | 906(28.41) | 2,322(19.43) |
| 21–29 | 985(30.90) | 4,563(38.18) | |
| 30–39 | 783(24.58) | 3,341(27.95) | |
| 40–49 | 513(16.11) | 1,725(14.44) | |
| Marital status | Not married | 973(30.55) | 2,859(23.92) |
| Married | 2,214(69.45) | 9,092(76.08) | |
| Educational status | No education | 1,584(49.69) | 5,696(47.66) |
| Primary | 1,186 (37.22) | 4,123(34.50) | |
| Secondary | 266(8.33) | 1,458(12.20) | |
| Higher | 152(4.77) | 673 (5.63) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 1,382(43.35) | 5,178(43.33) |
| Muslim | 1,149(36.07) | 3,571(29.88) | |
| Protestant | 606(19.02) | 2,933(24.54) | |
| Others | 49(1.56) | 268(2.24) | |
| Residence | Urban | 465(14.59) | 2,821(23.61) |
| Rural | 2,722(85.41) | 9,130(76.39) | |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 659(20.68) | 1,881(15.74) |
| Poor | 604(18.94) | 2,136(17.88) | |
| Middle | 675(21.20) | 2,229(18.65) | |
| Rich | 656(20.57) | 2,357(19.73) | |
| Richest | 593(18.61) | 3,348(28.01) | |
| Region | Tigray | 350(10.97) | 742(6.21) |
| Afar | 46(1.46) | 76(0.64) | |
| Amhara | 790(24.77) | 2878(24.08) | |
| Oromia | 1248(39.17) | 4238(35.46) | |
| Somalia | 126(3.94) | 308(2.58) | |
| Benishangul | 28(0.89) | 119(1.00) | |
| SNNP | 449(14.08) | 2709(22.67) | |
| Gambela | 13(0.41) | 29(0.24) | |
| Harari | 6(0.21) | 28(0.23) | |
| Addis Ababab | 114(3.57) | 759(6.36) | |
| Dire dawa | 18(0.54) | 64(0.54) | |
| Occupation | No job | 1727(54.19) | 5801(48.54) |
| Professional/technical | 376(11.79) | 2007(16.79) | |
| Marchant/Sale | 751(23.57) | 2807(23.49) | |
| Unskilled/manual | 140(4.41) | 655(5.48) | |
| Others | 192(6.04) | 682(5.71) | |
| Age at first marriage | <18 years old | 1446(65.32) | 5708(62.78) |
| ≥18 years old | 768(34.68) | 3385(37.22) | |
| Decision on earning money | Respondent alone | 81(27.41) | 511(30.11) |
| Respondent &husband | 184(62.09) | 1050(61.95) | |
| Partner/husband alone | 31(10.50) | 135(7.93) | |
| Community education | Low | 2,185(68.53) | 7,125(59.62) |
| High | 1,003(31.47) | 4,826(40.38) | |
| Community poverty | Low | 1,645(51.61) | 7,090(59.33) |
| High | 1,542(48.39) | 4,861(40.67) | |