Table 1 Socio – demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants by nutritional status, Kersa district, east Ethiopia, 2011
Characteristics | Nutritional status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases (%) | Controls (%) | |
Sex of household head | ||
Female | 5(2.1) | 25(1.3) |
Male | 236(97.9) | 1933(98.7) |
Relationship with a child | ||
Biological mother | 240(99.6) | 1944(99.3) |
Care giver | 1(0.4)( | 14(0.7) |
Maternal age (years) | ||
15–34 | 55(22.9) | 407 (20.9) |
35- 49 | 185(77.1) | 1537(79.1) |
Mean age (± standard deviation) | 30.15(± 6.02) | 29.37(5.42) |
Residence | ||
Rural | 214(89.2) | 1715(88.2) |
Urban | 26(10.8) | 229(11.8) |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 236( 98.3) | 1907(98.1) |
Amhara | 4(1.7) | (36.1) |
Tigray | -(−) | 1(0.1) |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 236(98.3) | 1908(98.1) |
Orthodox christian | 4(1.7) | 35(1.8) |
Protestant | -(−) | 1(0.1) |
Maternal education | ||
Illiterate | 223(92.9%) | 1687(86.8%) |
Literate | 17(7.1%) | 257(13.2%) |
Marital status | ||
Single | 1(0.4) | 5(0.3) |
Married | 236(97.9) | 1921(98.1) |
Others | 4(1.7) | 32(1.6) |
Maternal occupation | ||
Farmers | 236(98.3) | 1888(97.1) |
Others | 4(1.7) | 56(2.9) |
Paternal education | ||
Illiterate | 172(72.9%) | 1194(62.2%) |
literate | 64(27.1%) | 727(37.8%) |
Paternal occupation | ||
Farmers | 231(97.9) | 1850(96.3) |
Others | 5(2.1) | 71(3.7) |
Decision - making strategy of the sick child | 1 | |
Individual | 149(61.8%) | 424(72.7) |
Jointly/common | 92(38.2%) | 534(27.3%) |
Household’s socio-economic position (SEP) | ||
Poor | 96(39.8%) | 637(32.5%) |
Middle | 84(34.9%) | 649(33.1%) |
Rich | 61(25.3%) | 672(33.1%) |
Child’s gender | ||
Male | 130(53.9%) | 959(49.0%) |
Female | 111(46.1%) | 999(51.0%) |
Child’s age (months)(N | ||
6–23 | 68(28.2) | 544(27.8) |
24–35 | 107(44.4) | (799 40.8) |
36- 48 | 66(27.4) | 615(31.4) |
Mean age (± standard deviation) | 29.02(±9.05) | 29.26(± 9.28) |