Co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting: it’s prevalence and associated factors among under - five children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio - demographic characteristics of respondents, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2021

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Child sex	Male	230	56
Child sex	Female	181	44
Child age in months	6–11	63	15.3
	12–23	124	30.2
	24–35	109	26.5
	36–47	72	17.5
	48–59	43	10.5
Maternal education	No education	52	12.6
	Primary school	115	28.0
	Secondary school	108	26.3
	Diploma	82	20.0
	Degree & above	54	13.1
Maternal occupation	Housewife	189	46.0
	Government employee	82	20.0
	Merchant	31	7.5
	Non-government employee	36	8.8
	Self-employee	70	17
	Others	3	0.7
Fathers education	No education	20	4.8
	Primary school	57	13.9
	Secondary school	168	40.9
	Diploma	71	17.3
	Degree & above	95	23.1
Head of the household	Father	196	47.7
	Mother	18	4.4
	Both	197	47.9
Wealth index	Lowest	83	20.2
	Second	82	20.0
	Middle	82	19.9
	Fourth	85	20.7
	Highest	79	19.2

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