Risk Factors of Stunting and Wasting among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Household Food Insecurity of Jima Geneti District, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: An Observational Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Age of the child (in months)
6–11	130	26.0
12–24	156	31.2
25–47	101	20.2
48–59	113	22.6
Sex of the child
Male	203	40.6
Female	297	59.4
Birth order of the child
First	86	17.2
Second	99	19.8
Third and above	315	63
Maternal age (in years)
< 25 years	124	24.6
25–36 years	218	43.6
≥36 years	158	31.6
Religion
Orthodox	82	16.4
Muslim	117	23.4
Protestant and others	301	60.2
Marital status of the mother
Single	8	1.6
Married	472	94.4
Divorced and others	20	4
Education status of the mother
Attend formal education	94	18.8
Not attend formal education	406	81.2
Occupational status of the mother
Housewife	369	73.8
Farmer	12	2.4
Gov’t employment	24	4.8
Merchant	57	11.4
Daily labor	38	7.6
Education status of the mother
Attend formal education	123	24.6
Not attend formal education	377	75.4
Occupational status of the father
Farmer	371	74.2
Gov’t employment	56	11.2
Merchant	29	5.8
Daily labor	44	8.8
Household family size
<5	187	37.4
≥5	313	62.6
Household wealth index
Low	296	59.2
Medium	113	22.6
High	91	18.2