Nutritional status and correlation with academic performance among primary school children, northwest Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Debre Markos town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 436)

Variable	Category	Frequency (N: 436)	Percent (%)
Residence	Urban	396	90.8
Residence	Rural	40	9.2
Age of a child (years)	7	87	19.9
	8	122	28
	9	109	25
	10	118	27.1
Sex	Male	245	56.2
Sex	Female	191	43.8
Religion	Orthodox	389	89.2
	Muslim	19	4. 4
	Protestant	25	5.8
	Others	3	0.6
With whom a child lives	Mother	37	8.5
	Father	14	3.2
	Mother and father	377	86.5
	Grand families	5	1.14
	Others	3	0.66
Marital status of Parents/caregivers	Single	17	3.9
	Married	367	84.2
	Divorced	37	8.5
	Separated	11	2.5
	Others	4	0.9
Educational status of mothers	No formal education	81	19.5
	Primary	162	39.2
	Secondary	133	32.2
	Diploma	27	6.5
	Degree and above	11	2.6
Fathers’ Educational status	No formal education	67	17.7
	Primary	94	24.9
	Secondary	98	25.1
	Diploma	79	20.95
	Degree and above	43	11.4
Mothers’ occupational status	Housewife	127	30.6
	Student	9	2.17
	Government employee	117	28.3
	Private work	123	29.7
	Others	38	9.17
Fathers’ occupational status	Farmer	86	22
	Merchant	76	19.5
	Government employee	132	33.7
	Private work	97	24.8
Family size	≤ 3	34	7.8
	4–5	285	65.4
	≥ 6	117	26.8
Monthly income	< 1000	52	11.9
	1000–2000	292	67
	> 2000	92	20.1

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