Table 1 Proportion of under-5 children with stunting, wasting, underweight and anemia by selected background characteristics, Ethiopia
| Characteristicsa |
Stunting N (%) |
Underweight N (%) |
Wasting N (%) |
Anemia N= (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of the child | ||||
| Male | 1931 (43.4) | 1209 (27.1) | 421 (9.4) | 2534 (57.7) |
| Female | 1575 (37.9) | 965 (23.2) | 388 (9.3) | 2345 (57.5) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 262 (28.4) | 134 (14.5) | 80 (8.7) | 424 (49.4) |
| Rural | 3244 (42.2) | 2040 (26.5) | 729 (9.5) | 4455 (58.5) |
| Age of mother | ||||
| 15-24 | 813 (37.9) | 490 (22.7) | 221 (10.3) | 1106 (62.9) |
| 25-34 | 1920 (36.8) | 1234 (23.6) | 487 (9.3) | 2661 (57.9) |
| 34+ | 947 (39.9) | 590 (24.8) | 261 (10.9) | 1115 (52.3) |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 1281 (43.1) | 748 (25.1) | 232 (7.8) | 1384 (47.5) |
| Muslim | 1365 (39.2) | 918 (26.4) | 387 (11.1) | 2314 (67.5) |
| Others | 859 (39.9) | 507 (23.5) | 190 (8.8) | 1180 (55.3) |
| Education of mothers | ||||
| No education | 2511 (43.8) | 1663 (28.9) | 592 (10.3) | 3331 (58.6) |
| Primary level | 873 (37.8) | 447 (19.4) | 179 (7.8) | 1295 (56.9) |
| Secondary and above | 123 (821.7) | 63 (11.2) | 38 (6.7) | 252 (48.8) |
| Education of husband | ||||
| No education | 1964 (45.0) | 1292 (29.5) | 457 (10.4) | 2542 (58.7) |
| Primary | 1278 (38.7) | 744 (22.5) | 279 (8.4) | 1876 (57.3) |
| Secondary and higher | 263 (28.1) | 137 (14.6) | 74 (7.9) | 460 (52.8) |
| Household size | ||||
| 1-3 members | 346 (44.0) | 204 (26.0) | 76 (9.7) | 472 (61.5) |
| 4-7 members | 1764 (39.7) | 1078 (24.2) | 372 (8.4) | 2412 (55.3) |
| 7+ | 1396 (41.3) | 891 (26.3) | 361 (10.6) | 1995 (59.7) |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 1879 (46.8) | 1268 (31.5) | 457 (11.3) | 2505 (63.0) |
| Poorer | 742 (40.5) | 441 (24.1) | 170 (9.3) | 980 (53.8) |
| Middle | 886 (32.0) | 464 (16.8) | 182 (6.6) | 1393 (52.0) |
