Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants according to Ethiopian famine exposure status, Wollo, Ethiopia (N = 968)
| Variables |
In Utero exposed (n = 333) | Postnatal exposed (n = 302) |
Unexposed (n = 33) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, (years), mean ± SD | 35.05 ± 0.87 | 37.63 ± 0.48 | 31.19 ± 0.66 | < 0.001* |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 197 (58.9%) | 170 (60.2%) | 152 (29.3%) | 0.001* |
| Male | 136 (41.1%) | 132 (39.8%) | 181 (51.7%) | |
| Residence, n (%) | ||||
| Urban | 67 (20.1%) | 45 (19.7%) | 50 (15.2%) | 0.124 |
| Rural | 266 (79.8%) | 257 (80.3%) | 283 (84.8%) | |
| Educational status, N (%) | ||||
| Illiterate | 125 (39.6%) | 123 (47.3%) | 75 (24.8%) | < 0.001* |
| Primary school | 85 (24.7%) | 81 (24.1%) | 62 (18.8%) | |
| Secondary school | 72 (20.7%) | 55 (16.3%) | 115 (33.2%) | |
| Secondary and above | 51 (14.9%) | 43 (12.3%) | 81(23.2%) | |
| Wealth index, N (%) | ||||
| Low | 73 (21.8%) | 100 (30.9%) | 64 (20.0%) | 0.001* |
| Medium | 52 (15.8%) | 42 (13.7%) | 55 (16.6%) | |
| High | 208 (62.4%) | 160 (55.4%) | 214 (63.4%) | |
| Marital status, N (%) | ||||
| Single | 51 (15.5%) | 35 (16.9%) | 101 (29.2%) | < 0.001* |
| Married | 222 (66.1%) | 221 (68.2% | 209 (62.8%) | |
| Divorced/Widowed | 60 (18.4%) | 46 (14.8%) | 23 (8.0%) | |
| Occupation, N (%) | ||||
| Employed | 89 (15.5%) | 74 (15.5%) | 112 (15.5%) | < 0.001* |
| Farmer | 173 (15.5%) | 152 (15.5%) | 123 (15.5%) | |
| Merchant | 54 (15.5%) | 35 (15.5%) | 64 (15.5%) | |
| Others** | 17 (15.5%) | 41 (15.5%) | 34 (15.5%) | |
| Family Size | 3.90 ± 1.60 | 3.80 ± 2.10 | 3.50 ± 1.40 | 0.18 |
| Height, (cm), mean ± SD | 163.30 ± 8.31 | 162.60 ± 7.60 | 163.38 ± 7.80 | < 0.001* |