Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants among caregivers of children with malnutrition in Gedeo zone public hospitals, South Ethiopia, (n = 226)
Variables | Categories | Case (n = 113) % | Control(n = 113) % | Total % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of participants | Male | 18(8) | 25(11) | 19 |
Female | 75(33) | 108(47) | 80 | |
Age in years | 16–24 | 13(6) | 19(8) | 14 |
25–34 | 50(22) | 61(27) | 49 | |
35–49 | 30(13) | 53(23) | 36 | |
Marital status | Married | 69(30) | 96(42) | 72 |
Separated | 7(3) | 19(8) | 11 | |
Divorced/widowed | 17(3) | 18(8) | 11 | |
Mother Educational level | not attending formal education | 38(17) | 20(9) | 26 |
Primary | 20(9) | 70(31) | 40 | |
Secondary and above | 35(15) | 43(19) | 34 | |
Husbands’ educational level | Not educated | 45(20) | 26(11) | 31 |
Primary | 32(14) | 47(20) | 34 | |
secondary and above | 30(13) | 46(20) | 33 | |
Mothers’ Occupation | Unemployed | 75(33) | 88(38) | 71 |
Employed | 18(8) | 45(8) | 16 | |
Husbands’ Occupation | Employed | 36(17) | 41(18) | 35 |
Unemployed | 62(27) | 45(20) | 47 | |
Residence | Urban | 44(19) | 70(30) | 49 |
Rural | 49(21) | 63(27) | 48 | |
Socioeconomic status | Poor | 59(26) | 44(19) | 45 |
Medium | 24(10) | 49(21) | 31 | |
Rich | 10(4) | 40(17) | 21 |