Childhood overweight, obesity and associated factors among primary school children in dire dawa, eastern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of parents among primary school children in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia, March 2016 [n = 448]

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Respondent’s sex	Male	128	28.6
Respondent’s sex	Female	320	71.4
Maternal educational status	No formal education	49	10.9
	Primary level	184	41.1
	Secondary level	145	32.4
	College or University	70	15.6
Maternal occupation	House wife	176	39.3
	Government employee	116	25.9
	Private business	156	34.8
Religion	Orthodox	173	38.6
	Muslim	174	38.8
	Catholic	40	8.9
	Protestant	55	12.3
	Others	6	1.3
Average family monthly income	Below the mean	240	53.6
Average family monthly income	Above the mean	208	46.4
Family size	Less than or equal to 5	326	72.8
Family size	Greater than 5	122	27.2
Family own car	Yes	41	9.2
Family own car	No	407	90.8

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