Determinants of Acute Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in Governmental Health Facilities in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in public health facilities in Sodo town, 2021.

Variable	Categories	Cases	Controls	Total
Marital status	Married	100 (75%)	256 (96%)	356 (89.2%)
	Others	33 (24.8%)	10 (3.8%)	43 (10.8%)
Residence	Rural	55 (41.4%)	73 (27.4%)	128 (32%)
	Urban	78 (58.6%)	193 (72.6%)	271 (68%)
Religion	Protestant	76 (57.1%)	147 (55.3%)	213 (53.3%)
	Orthodox	49 (36.8%)	95 (35.7%)	144 (36%)
	Muslim	6 (4.5%)	24 (9%)	30 (8%)
	Other	2 (1.5%)	“—”	2
Mothers’ education	No formal education	37 (27.8%)	14 (5.3%)	51 (12.8%)
	Primary	55 (41.4)	117 (44%)	172 (43.1%)
	Secondary and above	41 (30.8%)	135 (50.8%)	176 (44.1%)
Fathers’ education	No formal education	15 (11.3%)	12 (4.5%)	27 (6.8%)
	Primary	55 (41.4%)	101 (38%)	156 (39%)
	Secondary and above	63 (47.4%)	153 (57.5%)	216 (54.1%)
Mothers’ occupation	Trader	18 (13.5%)	39 (14.7%)	57 (14.3%)
	Employee	12 (9%)	85 (32%)	97 (24.3%)
	Daily laborer	29 (21.8%)	30 (11.3%)	59 (14.8%)
	Housewife	74 (55.6%)	112 (42.1%)	186 (46.6%)
Fathers’ occupation	Trader	35 (26.3%)	72 (27.1%)	107 (26.8%)
	Employee	24 (18%)	115 (43.2%)	139 (34.8%)
	Daily laborer	56 (42.1%)	40 (15%)	96 (24%)
	Farmer	18 (13.5%)	39 (14.7%)	57 (14.3%)
Average monthly income (Ethiopian birr)	<1000	31 (23.3%)	9 (3.4%)	40 (10.1%)
	1001-1500	15 (11.3%)	14 (5.8%)	29 (7.3%)
	1501-2000	24 (18%)	21 (7.9%)	45 (11.3)
	2001-2500	5 (3.8%)	19 (7.1%)	24 (6.1%)
	2501-3000	14 (10.5%)	33 (12.4%)	47 (11.8%)
	>3000	44 (33.1%)	170 (63.9%)	214 (53.4%)