Magnitude, Severity, and Associated Factors of Anemia among Under-Five Children Attending Hawassa University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2016

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of children aged 6–59 months and their parents/guardians attending Hawassa University Teaching and Referral hospital, Hawassa, southern Ethiopia, 2016.

Parameters	Frequency	Percentage
Age of child (in months)
6–23	174	41.2
24–35	98	23.2
36–47	75	17.8
48–59	75	17.8
Sex of child
Male	235	55.7
Female	187	44.3
Parents/guardians characteristics
Residency
Urban	284	67.3
Rural	138	32.7
Age group (in year)
<30	241	57.1
≥30	181	42.9
Educational status
No formal education	191	45.3
Primary	112	26.5
Secondary and above	119	28.2
Occupation
Housewife	140	33.2
Employed	116	27.5
Small scale business	79	18.7
Farmer	80	19.0
Others	7	1.6