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	𝑃 value	Stunting (HAZ < −2)	Total	𝑃 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