Anemia and associated factors among 6 to 59 months age children attending health facilities in Kombolcha town, Northeast Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and mothers/caretakers attending health institutions of Kombolcha town, Northeast Ethiopia (n = 395)

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Child Sex	Male	213	53.9
Child Sex	Female	182	46.1
Child age	6–11	72	18.2
	12–23	128	32.4
	24–35	80	20.3
	36–47	57	14.4
	48–59	58	14.7
Residence	Urban	330	83.5
Residence	Rural	65	16.5
Religion	Orthodox	124	31.4
	Muslim	265	67.1
	Protestant	6	1.5
Maternal age in years	18–27	219	55.4
	28–38	168	42.5
	>=39	8	2.1
Marital status of the mother	Single	29	7.3
	Married	357	90.4
	Divorced	9	2.3
Ethnicity	Amhara	374	94.7
	Tigre	17	4.3
	Other	4	1.0
Educational status of mothers	No formal education	37	9.4
	Primary education	147	37.2
	Secondary education and above	211	53.4
Mothers’ occupation	Housewife	304	77.0
	Employed	81	20.5
	Student	10	2.5
Monthly family income (ETB)	< 1500	62	15.7
	1501–3000	67	17.0
	3001–4500	201	50.9
	> 4500	65	16.5
Family size	< 4	158	40.0
Family size	4 and above	237	60.0

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