Factors associated with stunting: gut inflammation and child and maternal-related contributors among under-five children in Hawassa City, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children aged 6–59 months at Hawassa City, Sidama Region, Ethiopia, 2022

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age in month	6–12	10	12.2
	13–35	45	54.9
	36–59	27	32.9
Sex	Male	44	53.7
Sex	Female	38	46.3
Household’s marital status	Married	78	95.1
	Divorced	4	4.9
Household head	Male	64	78
	Female	9	11
	Both	9	11
Family size	< 5	9 38	11 46.3
	≥ 5	44	53.7
Nutritional status	Stunted	34	41.5
Nutritional status	Not stunted	48	58.5
Diarrhea in the last week	Yes	19	23.2
Diarrhea in the last week	No	63	76.8
Immunization status	Complete	77	94
Immunization status	Incomplete	5	6
Antibiotic exposure in the last 3 months	Yes	30	36.6
Antibiotic exposure in the last 3 months	No	52	63.4
Duration of breastfeeding in months	≤ 24	26	31.7
Duration of breastfeeding in months	> 24	56	68.3
Presence of mucus on a stool sample	Yes	23	28
Presence of mucus on a stool sample	No	59	72
Consistency of stool sample	Formed	47	57.32
Consistency of stool sample	Not formed	35	42.68
Presence of blood on a stool sample	Yes	3	3.66
Presence of blood on a stool sample	No	79	96.34
Mother’s education status	Illiterate	15	18.3
	Grade − 8	40	48.8
	≥9 grade	27	32.9

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