Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetric characteristics of the mothers in East Badawacho, South Ethiopia, February 2014.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Age at marriage	<19	227	45.8
	>20	269	54.2
	Total	496	100.0
Children ever born	≤4	298	60.1
	>5	198	39.9
	Total	496	100.0
Marital status	Single	2	0.4
	Married	446	89.9
	Divorced	25	5.0
	Widowed	23	4.6
	Total	496	100.0
Extra food during pregnancy	Yes	150	30.2
	No	346	69.8
	Total	496	100.0
Health status during the pregnancy	Good	410	82.7
	Sick	86	17.3
	Total	496	100.0
ANC visit	Yes	349	70.4
	No	147	29.6
	Total	496	100.0