Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study

Table 2

Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of children among 6–35 months in the Assosa zone, Northwest Ethiopia 2022.

Variables	Nutritional status of children		Total (%)
	Case (%)	Control (%)
Ethnicity of mothers or caregivers
Benishangul (beta)	89 (49.2)	185 (51.0)	274 (50.4)
Oromo	34 (18.8)	711 (9.6)	105 (19.3)
Shinasha	10 (5.5)	19 (5.2)	29 (5.3)
Amhara	48 (26.5)	88 (24.2)	136 (25.0)
The religion of mothers or caregivers
Muslim	116 (64.1)	256 (70.5)	372 (68.4)
Orthodox	43 (23.8)	63 (17.4)	106 (19.5)
Protestant	22 (12.2)	44 (12.1)	66 (12.1)
The age group of mothers
18–24 years	46 (25.4)	114 (31.4)	160 (29.4)
25–29 years	85 (47.0)	153 (42.1)	238 (43.8)
30–34 years	38 (21.0)	77 (21.2)	115 (21.1)
35–45 years	12 (6.6)	19 (5.2)	31 (5.7)
Occupation status of mothers or caregivers
Farmer	149 (82.3)	307 (84.57)	456 (83.8)
Gov. employed	7 (3.9)	13 (3.6)	20 (3.7)
Marchant	6 (3.3)	22 (6.1)	28 (5.1)
Daily laborer	16 (8.8)	6 (1.7%)	22 (4.0)
Housewife	3 (1.7)	15 (4.1)	18 (3.3)
Occupation status of husband
Farmer	158 (87.3)	316 (87.1)	474 (87.1)
Gov. employed	15 (8.3)	26 (7.2)	41 (7.5)
Marchant	7 (3.9)	15 (4.1)	22 (4.0)
Daily laborer	1 (0.6%)	6 (1.7)	7 (1.3)
Educational status of mothers
No formal education	141 (77.9)	244 (67.2)	385 (70.8)
Formal education	40 (22.1)	119 (32.8)	159 (29.2)
Households’ family member’s size
≤4	133 (73.5	225 (62.0)	358 (65.8)
>4	48 (26.5)	138 (38.0)	186 (34.2)
Sex of child
Male	76 (42.0)	186 (51.2)	262 (48.2)
Female	105 (58.0)	177 (48.8)	282 (51.8)
Age of child
6–11 months	19 (10.5)	41 (11.3)	60 (11.0)
12–23months	65 (35.9)	155 (42.7)	220 (40.4)
24–35 months	97 (53.6)	167 (46.0)	264 (48.5)
Number of under five in the households
≤2	142 (78.5)	323 (89.0)	465 (85.5)
≥3	39 (21.5)	40 (11.0)	79 (14.5)