Prevalence of Undernutrition and Its Associated Factors among Children below Five Years of Age in Bure Town, West Gojjam Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Socioeconomic and demographic variables of respondents in Bure town, West Gojjam Zone, northwest Ethiopia, in 2015.

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	168	49.1
	Female	174	50.9
Age	<12 months	57	17.3
	12–23 months	73	21.3
	24–35 months	78	22.8
	36–47 months	61	18.8
	48–59 months	71	20.8
Religion	Orthodox	319	93.3
	Others	23	5.6
Maternal educational status	Cannot read and write	107	31.3
	Can read and write	55	16.1
	Primary	64	18.7
	Secondary	77	22.5
	Tertiary	39	11.4
Paternal educational status	Cannot read and write	53	15.5
	Can read and write	89	26
	Primary	58	17
	Secondary	80	23.4
	Tertiary	62	18.1
Monthly income	<750	143	41.8
	750–1500	76	22.2
	>1500	123	36
Maternal occupational status	Housewife	205	59.9
	Government employee	44	12.9
	Private	31	9.1
	Others	62	18.1
Diarrhea in the last one month	Yes	42	12.3
	No	300	87.7
Respiratory tract infection in the last one month	Yes	46	13.5
	No	296	86.5