From: Food insecurity and linear growth of adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia
Characteristics | Girls | Boys | N |
---|---|---|---|
Adolescents interviewed (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Baseline | 49.2 | 50.8 | 2084 |
 Year 1 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 1911 |
 Year2 | 44.4 | 55.6 | 1431 |
Age of adolescents in years at baseline (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 13 | 47.2 | 52.8 | 458 |
 14 | 48.2 | 51.8 | 479 |
 15 | 52.8 | 47.2 | 479 |
 16 | 49.7 | 50.3 | 386 |
 17 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 281 |
Place of residence (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 52.8 | 47.2 | 746 |
 Semi-urban | 48.9 | 51.1 | 589 |
 Rural | 45.8 | 54.2 | 749 |
Baseline household income tertile (%) | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 46.9 | 53.1 | 687 |
 Middle | 47.6 | 52.4 | 702 |
 High | 53.1 | 46.9 | 695 |
Food insecure (%) †|  |  |  |
 Baseline* | 25.5(n1025)* | 15.8(n1059) | 2084 |
 Both baseline and year 1 | 15.9(n917)* | 12.2(n994) | 1911 |
 All the 3 rounds | 5.5(n635) | 4.4(n796) | 1431 |
 At least in one of the 3 roundsƒ | 40(n635)* | 36.6(n796) | 1431 |
Mean (±SD) height (cm) |  |  |  |
 Baseline | 154.0(7.7) | 157.3(11.7) | 2084 |
 Year 1 | 156.9(6.8) | 161.5(10.8) | 1911 |
 Year 2 | 158.9(5.7) | 169.8(7.0) | 1431 |
Mean (±SD) HAZ© for age z-score at baseline | −0.91(.99) | −1.05(1.2) | 2084 |