Research Article
Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers of Angecha District, Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Characteristics of the households of lactating mothers (N = 410).
| | Variables | Categories | Undernutrition | Total | | Yes N (%) | No N (%) |
| | Head of the household | Mother | 11 (26.8) | 30 (73.2) | 41 (10.0) | | Husband | 74 (20.4) | 291 (79.7) | 365 (89.0) | | Other | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (1.0) | | Educational status of head of the household | Unable to read and write | 21 (24.7) | 64 (75.3) | 85 (20.7) | | Able to read and write | 25 (21.0) | 94 (79.0) | 119 (29.0) | | Formal education | 41 (19.9) | 165 (80.1) | 206 (50.2) | | Occupation of head of the household | Farmer | 51 (21.7) | 184 (78.3) | 235 (57.3) | | Gov. employment | 8 (11.0) | 65 (89.0) | 73 (17.8) | | Private labor | 18 (29.5) | 43 (70.5) | 61 (14.9) | | Daily laborer | 10 (24.4) | 31 (75.6) | 41 (10.0) | | Number of children of age <5 years | One | 80 (22.3) | 279 (77.7) | 359 (87.6) | | Two | 7 (13.7) | 44 (86.3) | 51 (12.4) | | Family member size | 1–4 | 32 (19.4) | 133 (80.6) | 165 (40.2) | | >4 | 55 (22.5) | 190 (77.6) | 245 (59.8) | | Household food insecure level | Food secure | 69 (19.6) | 284 (80.5) | 353 (86.1) | | Mild food insecure | 7 (25.9) | 20 (74.1) | 27 (6.6) | | Moderately food insecure | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 7 (1.7) | | Severely food insecure | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 23 (5.6) | | Wealth index | 1st quantile | 29 (21.2) | 108 (78.8) | 137 (33.4) | | 2nd quantile | 39 (28.5) | 98 (71.5) | 137 (33.4) | | 3rd quantile | 19 (14.0) | 117 (86.0) | 136 (33.2) | | Source of water | Pipe | 66 (20.0) | 265 (80.1) | 331 (80.7) | | Protected | 18 (24.3) | 56 (75.7) | 74 (18.1) | | Unprotected | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | 5 (1.2) |
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Her/his father or mother and grandparents. |
