Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the sick children involved in the study (N = 951)

Socio-demographic characteristics		Number of the studied sick children (N = 951)	%
Sex	Male	460	48.4%
	Female	491	51.6%
Governorate	Lahj	474	49.8%
	Abyan	477	50.2%
Mother educational level	Illiterate	356	37.4%
	Primary/elementary/preparatory	343	36.1%
	Secondary/diploma	186	19.6%
	University +	66	6.9%
Father educational level	Illiterate	161	16.9%
	Primary/elementary/preparatory	373	39.2%
	Secondary/diploma	283	29.8%
	University +	134	14.1%
Father job	Unemployed	332	34.9%
	Employed	617	64.9%
	Student	2	0.2%
Family monthly income	Enough	112	11.9%
	Not enough	838	88.1%
Residency	resident	713	75%
	IDPs	225	23.7%
	Refugees	8	0.8%
	Muhamsheen	5	0.5%
Drinking water supply in the house	Available and Regular	262	27.5%
	Available but not regular	647	68%
	Not available	42	4.5%