Research Article
Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers of Angecha District, Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of lactating mothers (N = 410).
| | Variables | Categories | Undernutrition | Total | | Yes N (%) | No N (%) |
| | Age of mothers | 17–25 years | 56 (31.1) | 124 (68.9) | 180 (43.9) | | 26–35 years | 27 (13.6) | 171 (86.4) | 198 (48.3) | | 36–49 years | 4 (12.5) | 28 (87.5) | 32 (7.8) |
| | Marital status | Married | 83 (21.0) | 312 (79.0) | 395 (96.3) | | Others | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | 15 (3.7) |
| | Ethnicity | Kambata | 67 (19.9) | 269 (80.1) | 336 (82.0) | | Hadiya | 18 (33.3) | 36 (66.7) | 54 (13.2) | | Other | 2 (10.0) | 18 (90.0) | 20 (4.9) |
| | Religion | Protestant | 65 (22.8) | 220 (77.2) | 285 (69.5) | | Orthodox | 9 (14.8) | 52 (85.3) | 61 (14.9) | | Adventist | 7 (16.7) | 35 (83.3) | 42 (10.2) | | Other | 6 (27.3) | 16 (72.7) | 22 (5.4) |
| | Residence | Rural | 79 (23.9) | 251 (76.1) | 330 (80.5) | | Urban | 8 (10.0) | 72 (90.0) | 80 (19.5) |
| | Mothers’ occupation | Farmer | 10 (20.41) | 39 (79.6) | 49 (12.0) | | Housewife | 71 (23.4) | 233 (76.6) | 304 (74.2) | | Gov. employment | 2 (7.1) | 26 (92.9) | 28 (6.8) | | Other | 4 (13.8) | 25 (86.2) | 29 (7.1) |
| | Educational status of mothers | Unable to read and write | 26 (21.1) | 97 (78.9) | 123 (30.0) | | Read and write only | 21 (19.3) | 88 (80.7) | 109 (26.6) | | Formal education | 40 (22.5) | 138 (77.5) | 178 (43.4) |
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Include never married and divorced. |
