Stunting and Associated Factors among Under-Five-Age Children in West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents, West Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2020.

Category	No. (%)
Age of the mother
18–24	191 (24.9)
25–34	405 (52.8)
35 or above	171 (22.3)
Marital status
Unmarried	46 (6.0)
Married	721 (94.0)
Occupation of mother
Housewife	511 (66.6)
Merchant	167 (21.8)
Employed and others	89 (11.6)
Educational status of father
No formal education	178 (23.2)
Primary education	399 (52.0)
Secondary and above	190 (24.8)
Maternal education
No formal education	280 (36.5)
Primary education	370 (48.2)
Secondary and above	117 (15.3)
Family size
≤ 5	186 (24.3)
>  5	581 (75.7)
Husband had polygamy
No	490 (63.9)
Yes	277 (36.1)
Household’s wealth
Wealthy	139 (18.1)
Medium	303 (39.5)
Poor	325 (42.4)
Household food insecurity
Food secure	118 (15.4)
Mild/moderately insecure	584 (76.1)
Severely insecure	65 (8.5)
Age of child
≤ 24	244 (31.8)
25–47	392 (51.1)
48–59	131 (17.1)
Sex of child
Male	389 (50.7)
Female	378 (49.3)

Daily laborer and students.