Under nutrition as a predictor of poor academic performance; the case of Nekemte primary schools students, Western Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic variables of respondents and their parents in Nekemte primary schools, Western Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 362)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Grade
Five	102	28.1
Six	88	24.2
Seven	91	25.1
Eight	81	22.3
Sex
Male	169	46.6
Female	193	53.2
Age group
10–14	291	80.2
15–19	71	19.6
Residence
Urban	329	90.6
Rural	33	9.1
Religion
Orthodox	150	41.3
Muslim	48	13.3
Protestant	117	32.2
Other	47	12.9
Ethnicity
Oromo	308	85.01
Amhara	37	10.2
Others^a	17	4.7
Number of people living in the house
2 to 4	108	29.8
5 to 12	254	70.2
Mothers educational status
Unable to read and write	79	21.8
Read and write	63	17.4
Completed primary	67	18.5
Completed secondary	24	6.6
College and above	129	35.5
Fathers educational status
Unable to read and write	69	19
Read and write	88	24.2
Completed primary	14	3.9
Completed secondary	127	35
College and above	64	17.6
Mothers occupation
House wife	121	33.3
Farmer	17	4.7
Merchant	78	2.1
Government employee	79	21.8
Private employee/NGO	36	9.9
Daily laborer	31	8.5
Fathers occupation
Farmer	10	2.8
Merchant	108	29.8
Government employee	73	20.1
Private employee/NGO	150	41.3
Daily laborer	21	5.8
House ownership
Private	214	59
Rent	148	41
Number of rooms in the house
1 to 3	161	44.1
4 and above	201	55.5
Latrine
Yes	350	96.4
No	12	3.3

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