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

Table 3

Demographic and health related characteristics of children aged 6–59 months in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia, February 2014.

Variables	category	Frequency	Percent
Child’s sex	Male	245	49.4
	Female	251	50.6
	Total	496	100.0
Child age	6–11	67	13.5
	12–23	131	26.4
	24–35	142	28.6
	36–47	107	21.6
	48–59	49	9.9
	Total	496	100
Birth interval	1 year	76	17.0
	2 years	221	49.4
	>3 years	150	33.6
	Total	447	100.0
Birth order	1 year	49	9.9
	2-3 years	150	30.2
	4-5 years	179	36.1
	6+ years	118	23.8
	Total	496	100.0
Place of delivery	Home	413	83.3
	Health institution	83	16.3
	Total	496	100.0
Delivery attendance	TBA	372	75.0
	Health personnel	84	16.9
	Family	40	8.1
	Total	496	100.0
Diarrhea	Yes	165	33.3
	No	331	66.7
	Total	496	100.0
Fever	Yes	171	34.5
	No	325	65.5
	Total	496	100.0
Other serious illness	Yes	66	13.3
	No	430	86.7
	Total	496	100
Birth weight/size at birth	Small	85	17.1
	Average	234	47.2
	Larger than average	177	35.7
	Total	496	100.0
Respiratory disease	Yes	82	16.5
	No	414	83.5
	Total	496	100.0
Measles	Yes	21	4.2
	No	475	95.8
	Total	496	100