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Table 6 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents on the evaluation of OTP in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

From: Evaluation of the outpatient therapeutic program for severe acute malnourished children aged 6–59 months implementation in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods evaluation

Variables

Categories

Frequency (n = 422)

Percent (%)

 

 < 30

209

49.5

 > 30–39

212

502

Current maternal marital status

Single

83

19.7

Married

339

80.3

Maternal education

Uneducated

282

66.8

Educated

140

33.2

Paternal education

Uneducated

247

58.5

Educated

175

41.5

Maternal occupation

Unemployed

96

22.7

Gov't employers

20

4.7

Farmers

306

72.5

Paternal occupation

un employers

67

15.9

Gov’t employers

40

9.5

Farmers

307

72.7

Family size

 ≤ 4

243

57.6

 > 4

179

42.4

Residence

Urban

76

18.0

Rural

346

82.0

Average annual HH income (ETB)

 < 36,900

239

56.6

 ≥ 36,900

182

43.1

Child sex

Male

222

52.6

Female

200

47.4

Age of child (in months)

6–12

69

16.4

12–24

183

43.4

24–36

136

32.2

 > 36

34

8.1