Undernutrition, intestinal parasitic infection and associated risk factors among selected primary school children in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristic and nutritional status of school children and their family in selected primary school in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2014

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex student	Female	189	49.5
Sex student	Male	193	50.5
Age of students	7–8	118	30.9
	9–10	175	45.8
	11–13	89	23.3
Family monthly income (ETB^a)	<500	106	18.1
	500-1500	215	56.5
	>1500	61	25.4
Mother education	Illiterate	125	32.5
	Primary school	143	37.4
	Secondary school and above	114	29.8
Hand washing habit	Sometimes	170	44.5
Hand washing habit	Always	212	55.5
Shoe wearing habit	Sometimes	201	52.6
Shoe wearing habit	Always	181	47.4
Religion	Orthodox	265	69.4
	Muslim	49	12.8
	Protestant	68	17.8
Finger cleanness	Not clean	117	30.6
Finger cleanness	Clean	265	69.4
Meal frequency	≤3times a day	288	75.4
Meal frequency	>3 times/day	94	24.6
Overall nutritional status	HAZ, BAZ & WAZ<-2 SD	159	41.6
Overall nutritional status	HAZ, BAZ & WAZ >-2SD	223	58.4
Stunting	HAZ<-2 SD	70	18.3
Stunting	HAZ>-2 SD	312	81.7
Thinness	BAZ<-2 SD	102	26.7
Thinness	BAZ>-2 SD	280	73.3
Underweight	WAZ<-2 SD	76	25.9
Underweight	WAZ>-2 SD	217	74.1
Parasitic infection	Infected	200	52.4
Parasitic infection	Not infected	182	47.6

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