Research Article
Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged 6 to 59 months in Merhabete woreda, Ethiopia, 2017 (
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| Variable, | Category | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
| Age of child | 6 to 24 months | 107 | 26.1 | 25 to 59 months | 303 | 73.9 |
| Sex of child | Male | 228 | 55.9 | Female | 182 | 44.1 |
| Birth order | First child | 149 | 36.4 | 2-3 | 27 | 6.6 | 4-5 | 26 | 6.3 | 4=>6 | 208 | 50.7 |
| Birth interval | 1st child | 150 | 36.6 | <24 months | 227 | 55.4 | >24 months | 33 | 8 |
| Age of mother | Less than 20 | 14 | 3.4 | 21 to 35 | 360 | 87.8 | Greater than 36 | 36 | 8.8 |
| Marital status | Married | 373 | 91.0 | Single | 3 | 0.7 | Divorced | 23 | 5.6 | Widowed | 11 | 2.7 |
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 399 | 97.3 | Oromo | 11 | 2.7 |
| Religion | Orthodox | 404 | 98.5 | Protestant | 6 | 1.5 |
| Occupation of mother | Housewife | 370 | 90.2 | Government employee | 27 | 6.6 | NGO | 3 | 0.7 | Merchant | 6 | 1.5 | Self-employee | 4 | 1.0 |
| Educational status of mother | No formal education | 259 | 63.2 | Primary school | 116 | 28.3 | Secondary school | 23 | 5.6 | Above 12 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Educational status of father | No formal education | 143 | 34.9 | Primary school | 118 | 28.8 | Secondary school | 110 | 26.8 | Above 12 | 39 | 9.5 |
| Family monthly income | <1000 ETB | 127 | 30.9 | 1000–2000 ETB | 145 | 35.4 |
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