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Table 1 Socio-demographic and baseline characteristics of study variables

From: Predictors for time to recovery from sever acute malnutrition among under-five children admitted to therapeutic feeding unit at Dubti referral hospital, Afar region, Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Sex of a child

Male

384

59.1

Female

266

40.9

Weight of a child at birth

Small

350

53.8

Average

220

33.8

>average

50

12.4

Gestational age of a child

extremely preterm(less than 28 weeks)

96

14.8

Very preterm(between 28 and 32 weeks)

345

53.08

Late preterm (between 32 and 37 weeks)

209

32.2

Residence area

Rural

420

64.6

Urban

230

35.4

Working Status of a child

yes

330

50.8

no

320

49.2

Birth order of a child

first

165

25.4

2–4

345

50.1

> 4

140

21.5

Admission status

New

465

71.5

Readmission

185

28.5

Malnutrition category of a child

Stunted (height to age)

425

65.4

Wasted (weight to age)

120

18.5

Under-weight (height to weight)

105

16.1

Breast feeding history

yes

455

70.0

no

195

30.0

Additional disease

yes

455

70.0

no

195

30.0

Parent’s level of education

No education

145

22.3

Primary

305

46.9

Secondary and above

200

30.8

Mother’s stature

Normal

95

14.6

Short

555

85.4

Mother’s age

15–24

153

23.5

25–34

150

23.1

35–44

178

27.4

> = 45

169

26

Mother’s occupation

Household wife

153

23.5

Gov’t employee

328

50.5

Private

169

26

Mother’s marital status

Married

203

31.2

others

447

68.8

HH monthly income(ETB)

< 500

153

23.5

500–1000

228

35.1

> 1000

269

41.4

Age ranges between children

< 2 years

197

69.7

= >  2 years

453

30.3

Family size in HH

< 5

153

23.5

6–10

228

35.1

> 10

269

41.4

No of under-five children in HH

1

133

20.5

2

248

38.2

> = 3

269

41.4

Type of toilet HH used

Improved

352

54.2

traditional

298

45.8

Source of improved drinking water

yes

402

69.5

no

198

30.5

Type of cooking fuel

Moderate

340

52.3

traditional

310

47.7

Whether there is any other malnutrition in the HH

yes

352

54.2

no

298

45.8

Appetite test

Pass

54

8.3

fail

458

70.5

Not recorded

138

21.2