Dietary diversity and associated factors among preschool children in selected kindergarten school of Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of preschool children in the study area

Variables	Category	Frequency (n = 440)	Percent
Age of preschool children (years):	4	40	9.1
	5	191	43.4
	6	152	34.5
	7	57	13.0
Sex of child	Boy	191	43.4
Sex of child	Girl	249	56.6
Cycle of child	First cycle	234	53.2
Cycle of child	Second cycle	206	46.8
Ethnicity	Oromo	426	96.8
Ethnicity	Amhara	14	3.2
Religion	Orthodox	150	34.1
	Catholic/protestant	249	56.6
	Muslim	41	9.3
Educational status of Father	Illiterate	33	7.5
	Primary School	97	22.0
	Secondary School	79	18.0
	Diploma and above	231	52.5
Occupational status father	Employed	275	62.5
	Farmer	52	11.8
	Self-business	113	25.7
Occupation status of the mother	Employed	181	41.1
	Housewife	165	37.5
	Self-business	94	21.4
Household size	1 up to 5	294	66.8
Household size	Greater than 5	146	33.2
Food obtained	Buying	325	73.9
Food obtained	Farming	115	26.1

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