Overnutrition and Associated Factors: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study between Government and Private Primary School Students in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Parents sociodemographic characteristics among primary school students in Gondar town, 2019 (n = 736).

Variables	Response	Government, (n = 372)		Private, (n = 364)
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Paternal education	Unable to read and write	28	7.5	11	3.0
	Able to read and write	134	36.0	66	18.1
	Primary school level	34	9.1	42	11.5
	Secondary school level	51	13.7	70	19.2
	College and above	125	33.6	175	48.1
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	53	14.3	21	5.8
	Able to read and write	110	29.6	63	17.3
	Primary school level	58	15.6	42	11.5
	Secondary school level	60	16.1	86	23.6
	College and above	91	24.3	152	42.8
Occupation of the head of household	Merchant	117	31.5	118	32.4
	Private employee	84	22.6	83	22.8
	Government employee	100	26.9	118	32.4
	NGO	23	6.2	23	6.3
	Daily laborer	31	8.6	7	1.9
	Pension	8	2.2	7	2.0
	Farmer	4	1.1	3	1.0
	Housewife	5	1.3	4	1.1
Religion	Orthodox	273	73.4	280	76.9
	Muslim	84	22.6	51	14.0
	Protestant	15	4.0	33	9.1
Monthly income	Below the median	230	61.8	134	36.8
	Above the median	142	38.2	230	63.2
Family size	<5	100	26.9	208	57.1
	≥5	272	73.1	156	42.9
Family car owner	Yes	26	7.0	45	12.4
	No	346	93.0	319	87.6