Background
Methods
Study area
Study design and population
Sample size, sampling procedure, and data collection
Operational definition
Data quality control
Data processing and analysis
Ethical approval and consent to participate
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of the students and their parents
Variables | SFP schools = 718 | Non SFP schools = 373 | P-value |
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Age in years | |||
10–12 | 476 (66.3) | 174 (46.7) | 0.001 |
13–14 | 200 (27.9) | 153 (41.0) | |
> 15 | 42 (5.8) | 46 (12.3) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 364 (50.7) | 176 (47.2) | 0.30 |
Female | 354 (49.3) | 197 (52.8) | |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 686 (95.5) | 369 (98.9) | 0.005 |
Muslim | 32 (4.5) | 4 (1.1) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 700 (97.5) | 370 (99.2) | 0.87 |
Agew | 18 (2.5) | 3 (0.8) | |
Mother’s Education | |||
Have no formal education | 636 (88.6) | 343 (92.0) | 0.10 |
Have formal education | 82 (11.4) | 30 (8.0) | |
Father’s Education | |||
Have no formal education | 626 (87.2) | 241 (64.6) | 0.001 |
Have formal education | 92 (12.8) | 132 (35.4) | |
Mother’s occupation | |||
Housewife | 640 (89.1) | 266 (71.3) | 0.001 |
Daily laborer | 38 (5.3) | 6 (1.6) | |
Petty trader | 40 (5.6) | 101 (27.1) | |
Father’s occupation | |||
Farmer | 578 (80.5) | 336 (90.1) | 0.001 |
Petty trader | 94 (13.1) | 30 (8.0) | |
Daily laborer | 46 (6.4) | 7 (1.9) | |
Marital status of their mothers | |||
Married | 638 (88.9) | 333 (89.3) | 0.96 |
Divorced | 72 (10.0) | 30 (8.0) | |
Never married | 8 (1.1) | 10 (2.7) | |
Currently living with | |||
Both biological parents | 582 (81.1) | 301 (80.7) | 0.65 |
Their mothers | 84 (11.7) | 49 (13.1) | |
Their grand parents | 52 (7.2) | 23 (6.2) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 72 (10.0) | 31 (8.3) | 0.417 |
Rural | 646 (90.0) | 342 (91.7) | |
Family size | |||
< 5 | 250 (34.8) | 84 (22.5) | 0.001 |
5–6 | 320 (44.6) | 215 (57.6) | |
> 6 | 148 (20.6) | 74 (19.9) | |
Possession of Television | |||
Yes | 90 (12.5) | 8 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
No | 628 (87.5) | 365 (97.9) | |
Possession of Radio | |||
Yes | 136 (18.9) | 31 (8.3) | < 0.001 |
No | 582 (81.1) | 342 (91.7) |
Dietary intake, hygiene and sanitation of the primary school students
Variables | SFP schools = 718 | Non SFP schools = 373 | P-value |
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Frequency of food intake at home per 24 h | |||
1times | 16 (2.2) | 21 (5.6) | 0.006 |
> 1times | 702 (97.8) | 352 (94.4) | |
Frequent diet the child take at home | |||
Shero | 592 (82.5) | 120 (32.2) | < 0.001 |
Shero, kik, meat, vegetable and milk | 126 (17.5) | 253 (67.8) | |
Source of drinking water | |||
River/spring | 642 (89.4) | 189 (50,7) | < 0.001 |
Pipe/protected spring | 76 (10.6) | 184 (49.3) | |
Use latrine | |||
Yes | 416 (57.9) | 340 (91.2) | < 0.001 |
No | 302 (42.1) | 33 (8.8) | |
The child wash his/her hands with soap before eating | |||
Yes | 222 (30.9) | 54 (14.5) | < 0.001 |
No | 496 (69.1) | 319 (85.5) |
Nutritional status of primary school students
Factors associated with stunting in primary school children
Variables | Stunting | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
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Stunted(n = 600) | Not stunted (n = 491) | |||
Ethnicity | ||||
Amhara | 583 (97.2) | 487 (99.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Agew | 17 (2.8) | 4 (0.8) | 3.5 (1.1,10.6) | 3.9 (1.2,12.3) |
Educational status of the mother | ||||
Have no formal education | 555 (92.5) | 424 (86.4) | 1.9 (1.3,2.9) | 2.1 (1.4,3.3) |
Have formal education | 45 (7.5) | 67 (13.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Drinking water | ||||
Pipe or protected | 117 (19.5) | 143 (29.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
River and unprotected spring | 483 (80.5) | 348 (70.9) | 1.6 (1.2,2.2) | 1.5 (1.1,2.1) |
Frequency of food intake at home per 24 h | ||||
1 times | 28 (4.7) | 9 (1.8) | 2.6 (1.2,5.6) | 2.6 (1.2,5.9) |
> =2 times | 572 (95.3) | 482 (98.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Take meals at school | ||||
Yes | 420 (70.0) | 298 (60.7) | 1.5 (1.1,1.9) | |
No | 180 (30.0) | 193 (39.3) | 1.00 | |
Sex of students | ||||
Male | 335 (55.8) | 205 (41.8) | 1.7 (1.3,2.2) | 1.6 (1.3,2.1) |
Female | 265 (44.2) | 286 (58.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Family use latrine | ||||
Yes | 391 (65.2) | 365 (74.3) | 1.00 | |
No | 209 (34.8) | 126 (25.7) | 1.5 (1.1,2.0) | |
Frequent diet the child take at home | ||||
Shero | 431 (71.8) | 281 (57.2) | 1.9 (1.4,2.4) | 1.7 (1.3,2.3) |
Shero, kik, meat, vegetable and milk | 169 (28.2) | 210 (42.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Factors associated with thinness in primary school children
Variables | Thinness | COR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI) | |
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Thin(n = 340) | Not thin (n = 751) | |||
Take meals at school | ||||
Yes | 200 (58.8) | 518 (69.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 140 (41.2) | 233 (31.0) | 1.5 (1.1,2.0) | 2.6 (1.8,3.8) |
Educational status of the mother | ||||
Have no formal education | 334 (98.2) | 645 (85.9) | 9.1 (3.9,21.0) | 5.3 (2.2,12.6) |
Have formal education | 6 (1.8) | 106 (14.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Possession of television | ||||
Yes | 10 (2.9) | 88 (11.7) | 1.00 | |
No | 330 (97.1) | 663 (88.3) | 4.3 (2.2,8.5) | |
Possession of radio | ||||
Yes | 31 (9.1) | 136 (18.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
No | 309 (90.9) | 615 (81.9) | 2.2 (1.4,3.3) | 1.7 (1.1,2.7) |
Sex of students | ||||
Male | 208 (61.2) | 332 (44.2) | 1.9 (1.5,2.5) | 1.9 (1.4,2.5) |
Female | 132 (38.8) | 419 (55.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Educational status of the father | ||||
Have no formal education | 294 (86.5) | 573 (76.3) | 1.9 (1.3,2.8) | |
Have formal education | 46 (13.5) | 178 (23.7) | 1.00 | |
Occupational status of the mother | ||||
Housewife | 330 (97.1) | 646 (86.0) | 5.3 (2.7,10.3 | 3.1 (1.5,6.4) |
Daily laborer and petty trader | 10 (2.9) | 105 (14.0) | 1.00 | |
Frequent diet the child take at home | ||||
Shero | 255 (75.0) | 457 (60.9) | 1.9 (1.4,2.5) | 2.7 (1.6,3.9) |
Shero, kik, meat, vegetable and milk | 85 (25.0) | 294 (39.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Frequency of food intake at home /24 h | ||||
1 times | 23 (6.8) | 14 (1.9) | 3.8 (1.9,7.5) | 3.5 (1.6,7.6) |
-- > =2 times | 317 (93.2) | 737 (98.1) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
The child wash his/her hand with soap before eating | ||||
Yes | 60 (17.6) | 216 (28.8) | 1.00 | |
No | 280 (82.4) | 535 (71.2) | 1.8 (1.3,2.5) | |
Marital status of the mother | ||||
Married | 314 (92.4) | 657 (87.5) | 1.7 (1.1,2.7) | |
Divorced, never married | 26 (7.6) | 94 (12.5) | 1.00 | |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 21 (6.2) | 82 (10.9) | 1.00 | |
Rural | 319 (93.8) | 669 (89.1) | 1.8 (1.1,3.0) |