Body Mass Index and Associated Factors of School Absenteeism by School Feeding Program at Selected Primary Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Comparative Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at selected primary schools in Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 2018 (n = 162 for each).

Characteristics	Categories	Feeding		Nonfeeding
		Number	%	Number	%
Sex	Male	96	60	88	54
	Female	66	40	74	46
Age in years	7	16	11	12	7
	8	14	9	16	10
	9	22	14	25	15
	10	25	14	23	14
	11	37	22	41	25
	12	48	30	45	28
Grade	Grade 1	27	17	27	17
	Grade 2	20	12	22	14
	Grade 3	24	15	26	16
	Grade 4	31	19	29	18
	Grade 5	30	19	24	15
	Grade 6	21	13	28	17
	Grade 7	9	5	6	3
Father presence	Yes	119	73	126	78
	No	43	27	36	22
Mother presence	Yes	149	92	147	91
	No	12	8	15	9
Religion	Orthodox	137	85	148	91
	Muslim	17	10	8	5
	Protestant	8	5	6	4
Birth order	First	63	39	62	38
	Middle	74	46	59	36
	Last	25	15	41	26
Weight of participants in kg	15–19	10	6.17	9	5.55
	20–24	42	25.92	42	25.92
	25–29	36	22.22	53	32.71
	30–34	49	30.24	47	29.01
	35 and above	25	15.43	11	6.79
Height in cm	<120	21	12.96	13	8.02
	120–129	32	19.75	23	14.19
	130–139	49	30.24	54	33.33
	140–149	44	27.16	53	32.71
	≥150	16	9.87	19	11.72