Table 2 Psychosocial and clinical characteristics of the participants among caregivers of children with undernutrition in Gedeo zone public hospitals, South Ethiopia, (n = 226)
Variables | Categories | Case (n = 113) | Control (n = 113) | Percent % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intimate partner violence | Yes | 63(27) | 30(13) | 40 |
No | 30(13) | 103(45) | 58 | |
Physical Abuse | Yes | 48(21) | 27(12) | 33 |
No | 51(22) | 118(51) | 73 | |
Emotional Abuse | Yes | 42(18) | 15(7) | 25 |
No | 51(22) | 118(51) | 73 | |
Physical and emotional abuse | Yes | 44(19) | 35(15) | 34 |
No | 36(16) | 99(43) | 59 | |
Sexual Abuse | Yes | 27(12) | 7(3) | 15 |
No | 64(28) | 128(56) | 84 | |
Perceived Stigma | Yes | 58(25) | 35(15) | 40 |
No | 57(25) | 76(33) | 58 | |
Social support | Poor social support | 60(26) | 38(17) | 43 |
Moderate social support | 12(5) | 39(17) | 22 | |
Good Social Support | 21(9) | 56(24) | 33 | |
Satisfaction with marital relationship | No | 70(30) | 32(14) | 44 |
Yes | 23(10) | 101(44) | 54 | |
Family history of mental illness | Yes | 34(15) | 14)6) | 21 |
No | 59(26) | 119(52) | 77 | |
Prior mental illness of the mothers | Yes | 38(17) | 18(8) | 25 |
No | 55(24) | 115(50) | 74 | |
chronic medical illness (DM, HNT, HIV/AIDS) | Yes | 41(18) | 23(10) | 28 |
No | 80(35) | 82(36) | 71 |