Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Wolaita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia, 2016.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age of the children
6–11 months	63	9.8
12–23 months	175	27.3
24–35 months	165	25.7
36–47 months	132	20.6
48–59 months	107	16.7
Sex of the children
Male	333	51.9
Female	309	48.1
Educational status
No formal education	107	16.7
Primary education	287	44.7
Secondary education	98	15.3
Diplomas and higher education	150	23.4
Occupation
Housewife	306	47.7
GOE/NGOE	208	32.4
Merchant	106	16.5
Others	22	3.4
Household family size
<5	304	47.4
5+	338	52.6
Average monthly income
2000	275	42.8
2001–4000	264	41.1
>4000	103	16.0