Factors associated with stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Bensa District, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of study participants in Bensa district, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia, 2018

Variables Category		Cases(n = 79)		Controls(n = 158)		P-value
Variables Category		Frequency	%	Frequency	%	P-value
Religion	Protestant	74	93.7	151	95.6	.530
Religion	Others^a	5	6.3	7	4.4	.530
Ethnicity	Sidama	75	94.9	154	97.5	.309
Ethnicity	Others^b	4	5.1	4	2.5	.309
Residence	Rural	66	83.5	120	75.9	.180
Residence	Urban	13	16.5	38	24.1	.180
Household head	Father	52	65.5	72	45.6	.360
Household head	Mother	27	34.2	86	54.4	.360
Marital status	Married	73	92.4	150	94.9	.436
Marital status	Others^c	6	7.0	8	5.1	.436
Family size	< 5	33	41.8	88	55.7	.043
Family size	≥5	46	58.2	70	44.3	.043
Number of <5 yr children	1	39	49.4	111	70.3	.002
Number of <5 yr children	2–3	40	50.6	47	29.7	.002
Educational status of mother	Has no formal education	45	57.0	48	30.4	.001
	Can read and write	9	11.4	11	7.0
	Primary (1–8)	13	16.4	72	45.6
	Secondary & above	12	15.2	27	17.1
Educational status of father	Has no formal education	14	17.7	18	11.4	.130
	Can read and write	12	15.2	15	9.5
	Primary(1–8)	34	43.0	67	42.4
	Secondary & above	19	24.0	58	36.7
Mother’s occupation	Housewives	66	83.5	134	84.8	.800
Mother’s occupation	Others^d	13	16.5	24	15.2	.800
Father’s occupation	Farmers	57	72.2	96	60.8	.084
Father’s occupation	Others^d	22	27.8	62	39.2	.084
Economic status of families	Poor	41	51.9	53	33.5	.008
	Medium	17	21.5	32	20.3
	Rich	21	26.6	73	46.2

Key: ^a = Muslim, Orthodox, Catholic; ^b = Oromo, Amhara, Gurage, Wolayta; ^c = single, divorced, widowed;^d = merchant/Trade, private org. employee, daily laborer, a government employee

ISSN: 1471-2431