Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Underweight and Stunting among Adolescents of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of nutritional status of adolescents, Jimma zone, south west Ethiopia, 2011.

Variables	Category	Prevalence (%)			Prevalence (%)
		Underweight (HAZ < −2)	Total	𝑃 value	Stunting (HAZ < −2)	Total number of adolescents	𝑃 value
Place of residence	Urban	620 (83)	743	𝑃<0.001	88 (12)	743	𝑃<0.001
	Semiurban	459 (84)	545		90 (16)	546
	Rural	498 (75)	663		135 (20)	667
Marital status	Single	1571 (81)	1945	0.232	313 (16)	1950	0.284
	Married	6 (100)	6		0 (0)	6
Sex	Female	839 (89)	941	𝑃<0.001	103 (11)	942	𝑃<0.001
	Male	738 (73)	1010		210 (21)	1014
Ever had child	No	1568 (81)	1941	0.460	312 (16)	1945	0.794
	Yes	9 (90)	10		1 (9)	11
Type of last school attended	Government	1511 (81)	1866	0.680	291 (16)	1870	0.003
	Private	16 (94)	17		4 (24)	17
	Community	4 (100)	4		0 (0)	4
	Other	46 (72)	64		18 (28)	65
Religion	Muslim	918 (79)	1165	0.008	191 (16)	1170	0.681
	Orthodox	562 (85)	664		104 (16)	664
	Protestant	91 (81)	113		16 (14)	113
	Other	6 (67)	9		2 (22)	9
Job	No	1117 (80)	1398	0.097	234 (17)	1399	0.166
	Yes	460 (83)	553		79 (14)	557
Fathers’ education	No education	487 (80)	611	0.086	188 (17)	1089	0.018
	Primary	633 (79)	800		102 (16)	624
	Secondary	371 (84)	441		19 (9)	213
Mothers’ education	No education	860 (79)	1086	0.127	112 (18)	614	0.010
	Primary	513 (82)	623		137 (17)	801
	Secondary	178 (84)	212		53 (12)	441
Age in years (±SD)		14.78 (±1.34)	2083	0.001	14.78 (±1.34)	2083	𝑃<0.001
Highest grade completed (±SD)		5.16 (±2.66)	2084	𝑃<0.001	5.16 (±2.66)	2084	𝑃<0.001
Household income (±SD)		105.77 (±188.13)	2084	0.686	105.77 (±188.13)	2084	0.539
Household size (±SD)		8.49 (±3.42)	2084	0.021	8.49 (±3.42)	2084	0.166