Research Article
Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Underweight and Stunting among Adolescents of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Health related and food insecurity characteristics of nutritional status of adolescents, Jimma zone, south west Ethiopia, 2011.
| Variables | Category | Prevalence (%) | Prevalence (%) | Underweight (HAZ < −2) | Total | value | Stunting (HAZ < −2) | Total | value |
| Diarrhea | No | 1372 (87) | 1696 | 0.849 | 269 (86) | 1701 | 0.558 | Yes | 205 (13) | 255 | 44 (14) | 255 |
| Fever | No | 228 (14) | 284 | 0.799 | 48 (15) | 286 | 0.697 | Yes | 1349 (86) | 1667 | 265 (85) | 1670 |
| Cough | No | 903 (57) | 1101 | 0.130 | 161 (51) | 1105 | 0.049 | Yes | 674 (43) | 850 | 152 (49) | 851 |
| Fast breathing | No | 1191 (76) | 1454 | 0.038 | 239 (76) | 1459 | 0.433 | Yes | 386 (24) | 497 | 74 (24) | 497 |
| Vomiting | No | 1022 (65) | 1259 | 0.601 | 204 (65) | 1264 | 0.823 | Yes | 555 (35) | 692 | 109 (35) | 692 |
| Could not eat or drink | No | 804 (51) | 965 | 0.006 | 159 (51) | 970 | 0.641 | Yes | 773 (49) | 986 | 154 (49) | 986 |
| Abdominal pain | No | 1086 (69) | 1327 | 0.099 | 192 (61) | 1332 | 0.005 | Yes | 491 (31) | 624 | 121 (39) | 624 |
| Genital discharge or ulcer | No | 1562 (99) | 1931 | 0.506 | 310 (99) | 1936 | 0.902 | Yes | 15 (1) | 20 | 3 (1) | 20 |
| Depression/extreme sadness/worry | No | 1232 (78) | 1529 | 0.586 | 242 (77) | 1534 | 0.603 | Yes | 345 (22) | 422 | 71 (23) | 422 |
| Sleeps under insecticide treated bed net | No | 1376 (87) | 1709 | 0.347 | 282 (90) | 1714 | 0.148 | Yes | 201 (13) | 242 | 31 (10) | 242 |
| Smoking | No | 1571 (99.62) | 1941 | 0.093 | 311 (99) | 1946 | 0.730 | Yes | 6 (0.38) | 10 | 2 (1) | 10 |
| Anyone in household smokes tobacco products | No | 1377 (87) | 1707 | 0.630 | 276 (88) | 1712 | 0.703 | Yes | 200 (13) | 244 | 37 (12) | 244 |
| Adolescent food insecurity | Secure | 1247 (79) | 1549 | 0.472 | 247 (79) | 1554 | 0.799 | Nonsecure | 330 (21) | 402 | 66 (21) | 402 |
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