Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age group

<2 year

138

35.8

2-4 year

135

35.1

4-5 year

112

29.1

Sex

male

240

62.3

female

145

63.1

Place of residence

urban

243

69.8

rural

142

36.9

Family education level

Illiterate

185

48.1

Read and write

85

22.1

Primary education

67

17.4

Secondary education

36

9.4

College and university

12

3.1

Family occupation

Daily laborer

79

20.5

merchant

123

31.9

Farmer

149

38.7

Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of under-five aged children of displaced family in North Gondar zone, 2023

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Number of meals eaten per day

Two times

136

35.3

Three times and above

249

64.7

Illness reported in the last one month

Yes

45

11.7

No

340

88.3

Eating vegetables/fruits at least once per day

Yes

63

16.4

No

322

83.6

Eating animal products at least once per week

Yes

39

10.1

No

346

89.9

Nutrition and health information

Yes

102

26.5

No

283

73.5

Table 2: Nutrition and health-related characteristics of under-five aged children of the displaced family in North Gondar zone, 2023

Prevalence

Stunting

Wasting

Age group

<2 year

52(13.5)

35(9.1)

2-4 year

34(8.8)

26(6.75)

4-5 year

15(3.6)

11(2.86)

Sex

male

61(13.6)

47 (12.2)

Female

40(10.4)

25 (6.5)

Table 3: Prevalence of stunting and wasting among under-five aged children in terms of age and sex

Variables

Wasting

COR,95% CI

P value

AOR, 95% CI

P value

Wasted

Not Wasted

Age group

 

 

 

 

 

 

<2 year

52(37.7)

86(62.3)

4.89 (0.4- 5.88)

0.018

3.54 (0.2- 3.54)

0.03

2-4 year

34(25.2)

101(74.8)

3.13 (0.2-2.87)

0.023

0.08 (0.1-2.8)

0.04

4-5 year

15(13.4)

97(86.6)

1

 

 

 

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

male

61(25.4)

179(74.6)

3.45 (1.86- 11.2)

0.007

1.51 (1.5- 8.3)

0. 42

female

40(27.6)

105(72.4)

1

 

1

 

Place of residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

urban

58(23.9)

185(76.1)

1.96 (0.74- 3.68)

0.34

 

 

rural

43(30.3)

99(69.7)

1

 

 

 

Family education level

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiterate

58(31.4)

127(68.6)

3.53 (1.21-5.86)

0.005

1.89 (1.1- 4.3)

0. 23

Read and write

20(23.5)

65(76.5)

1.87 (0.72- 2.82)

0.002

1.25(0.8- 2. 9)

0. 63

Primary education

14(20.9)

53(79.1)

1.23 (0.25- 2.22)

0.013

0.43 (0.4- 2.3)

0. 78

Secondary education

7(19.4)

29(80.6)

1.01 (0.18- 2.03)

0.024

0.21 (0.1- 2.1)

0. 91

College & university

2 (16.7)

10(83.3)

1

 

1

 

Family occupation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily laborer

21(26.6)

58(73.4)

2.9 (1.25- 6.3)

0.43

 

 

merchant

29(23.6)

94(76.4)

1.65 (1.01- 4.87)

0.31

 

 

Farmer

43(28.9)

106(71.1)

0.73 (0.86- 2.33)

0.26

 

 

Civil servant

8(23.5)

26(76.5)

1

 

 

Table 4: Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of stunting among under-five-aged children of the displaced family in North Gondar zone, 2023

Variables

Stunting

COR,95% CI

P value

AOR, 95% CI

P value

Stunted

Not stunted

Age group

 

 

 

 

 

 

<2 year

35(25.4)

103(74.6)

3.42 (0.23- 4.87)

0.032

2.5 (0.18- 4.23)

0.06

2-4 year

26(19.3)

109(80.7)

2.89 (0.3-3.23)

0.045

0.6 (0.11-2.45)

0.12

4-5 year

11(9.82)

101(90.2)

1

 

 

 

Sex

 

 

 

 

 

 

male

47 (19.6)

193(80.4)

2.21 (0.79- 8.71)

0.06

1.4 (0.81- 6.89)

0. 57

female

25 (17.2)

120(82.8)

1

 

1

 

Place of residence

 

 

 

 

 

 

urban

43(17.7)

200(82.3)

2.31 (0.48- 2.89)

0.48

 

 

rural

29(20.4)

113(79.6)

1

 

 

 

Family education level

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illiterate

33(17.8)

152(82.2)

3.41 (0.56-4.72)

0.008

1.11 (0.36- 5.21)

0. 21

Read and write

14(16.5)

71(83.5)

1.68 (0.52- 2.46)

0.013

1.21(0.4- 2.42)

0. 46

Primary education

17(25.4)

50(74.6)

1.27 (0.27- 2.89)

0.048

0.24 (0.23- 2.15)

0. 67

Secondary education

7(19.4)

29(80.6)

0.54 (0.03- 1.87)

0.069

0.12 (0.01- 1.7)

0. 78

College & university

1 (8.3)

11(91.7)

1

 

1

Family occupation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily laborer

14(17.7)

65(82.3)

2.2 (1.75- 4.6)

0.56

 

 

merchant

23(18.7)

100(81.3)

1.23 (0.02- 2.57)

0.48

 

 

Farmer

30(20.1)

119(79.9)

0.45 (0.12- 2.11)

0.19

 

 

Civil servant

5(14.7)

29(85.3)

1

 

 

 

Monthly family income

 

 

 

 

 

 

<1000 birr

11(23.9)

35(76.1)

4.87 (1.6- 11.84)

0.001

3.6 (1.45- 6.82)

0.01

1000-3000 birr

52(26.3)

146(73.7)

3.1 (1.05-8.75)

0.022

1.3 (0.52-5.14)

0.05

>3000 birr

9(6.4)

132(93.6)

 

 

1

 

Number of meals eaten per day

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two times

46(33.8)

90(66.2)

5.23 (1.34- 10.1)

0.001

3.4(1.12- 8.32)

0.023

Three times and above

26(10.4)

223(89.6)

1

 

1

 

Illness reported in the last one month

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

11(24.4)

34(75.6)

1.39(0.74-2.5)

0.72

 

 

No

61(17.9)

279(82.1)

1

 

 

Eating vegetables /fruits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

8(12.7)

55(87.3)

1

 

 

 

No

64(19.9)

258(80.1)

1.58 (0.43-3.78)

0.52

 

 

Eating animal products at least once per week

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

6(15.4)

33(84.6)

1

 

 

 

No

66(19.1)

280(80.9)

3.21 (1.45- 7.15)

0.008

2.1(0.3- 3.56)

0.056

Nutrition and health information

 

 

 

 

1

 

Yes

12(11.8)

90(88.2)

1

 

 

 

No

60(21.2)

223(78.8)

1.24 (0.35- 2.46)

0.58

 

Table 5: Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of wasting among under-five-aged children of the displaced family in North Gondar zone, 2023