Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of school age children (n = 391) in Arbaminch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age Group (In Years) | 5–11 | 254 (65.0) |
12–14 | 137 (35.0) | |
Child Sex | Male | 196 (50.1) |
Female | 195 (49.9) | |
School Enrolment | Enrolled | 223 (57) |
Non enrolled | 168 (43) | |
Grade Level | 1–4 class | 169 (75.8) |
5–8 class | 54 (24.2) | |
Birth Order | ≤ 2 | 200 (51.2) |
> 2 | 191 (48.8) | |
Religion Of Parent/ Care Giver | Protestant | 241 (61.6) |
Orthodox | 142 (36.3) | |
Others | 8 (2.0) | |
Ethnicity Of Parent/ Care Giver | Gamo | 338 (86.4) |
Zeise | 35 (9.0) | |
Wolaita | 11 (2.8) | |
Others | 7 (1.8) | |
Educational Status Of mother | No formal education | 257 (65.7) |
Unable to read and write | 38 (9.7) | |
Primary level | 83 (21.2) | |
Secondary level and above | 13 (3.3) | |
Occupation Of Mother/ Care Giver | Housewife | 370 (94.6) |
Government employee | 1 (0.3) | |
Private employee | 14 (3.6) | |
Others | 6 (1.5) | |
Family Size | < 4 | 18 (4.6) |
≥4 | 373 (95.4) | |
Climatic Zone In Which The Household Is Located | Lowland | 163 (41.7) |
Midland | 44 (11.3) | |
Highland | 184 (47.1) | |
Illness in the last 2 weeks | Yes | 16 (4.1) |
No | 375 (95.9) | |
Habit of eating row fruits and vegetables | Yes | 208 (53.2) |
No | 183 (46.8) | |
wash fruits and vegetables before consumption | Yes | 113 (54.3) |
No | 95 (45.7) | |
Habit of swimming | Yes | 108 (27.6) |
No | 283 (72.4) | |
Habit of hand washing after contact with soil | Yes | 229 (58.6) |
No | 162 (41.4) | |
Habit of hand washing before meal | Yes | 277 (70.8) |
No | 114 (29.2) | |
Habit of hand washing after toilet | Yes | 265 (67.8) |
No | 126 (32.2) | |
Habit of wearing shoe | Yes | 362 (92.5) |
No | 29 (7.5) | |
Presence of domestic animals at home | Yes | 338 (86.4) |
No | 53 (13.6) | |
Dewormed in last year national deworming campaign | Yes | 128 (32.7) |
No | 263 (67.3) | |
Number of times taking deworming in the last year | Once | 102 (79.7) |
Twice | 26 (20.3) | |
Latrine availability | Yes | 374 (95.7) |
No | 17 (4.3) | |
Source of drinking water | Pipe water | 303 (77.5) |
Protected well/ spring | 36 (9.2) | |
Unprotected well/ spring | 37 (9.5) | |
River | 15 (3.8) |