Research Article

Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of the mothers in East Badawacho, South Ethiopia, February 2014.

VariableCategoryFrequencyPercent

Age at marriage<1922745.8
>2026954.2
Total496100.0

Children ever born≤429860.1
>519839.9
Total496100.0

Marital statusSingle20.4
Married44689.9
Divorced255.0
Widowed234.6
Total496100.0

Extra food during pregnancyYes15030.2
No34669.8
Total496100.0

Health status during the pregnancyGood41082.7
Sick8617.3
Total496100.0

ANC visitYes34970.4
No14729.6
Total496100.0