Table 2 Nutritional status, dietary diversity, and behavioural characteristics of students involved in the study at Wolaita Sodo town in South Ethiopia, June 2019
Variables (n = 670) | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Nutritional status (BAZ) | ||
Underweight | 42 | 6.3 |
Normal | 535 | 79.9 |
Overweight | 65 | 9.7 |
Obese | 28 | 4.2 |
Dietary diversity | ||
> 4 | 274 | 40.9 |
≤4 | 396 | 59.1 |
The purpose of spending time on the internet | ||
For academic purpose | 144 | 23.5 |
For social media | 469 | 76.5 |
Alcohol consumption | ||
Yes | 166 | 24.8 |
No | 504 | 75.2 |
Absent for 10% of school days in the studied academic year | ||
Yes | 163 | 24.3 |
No | 507 | 75.7 |