Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among adolescent Somalian refugee girls living in eastern Somali refugee camps, Somali regional state, Southeast Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescent refugee girls in Aw Barre Refugee Camp, Somali Regional state, Southeast Ethiopia, 2015. (N = 415)

Variables	Categories	Number	Percentage (%)
Age	10–14	244	58.79
Age	15–19	171	41.21
Marital status	Single	392	94.50
Marital status	Married	23	5.50
Ethnicity	Hawuyie	103	24.80
	Asharafa	39	9.40
	Bantu	75	18.10
	Dir	48	11.60
	Darod	27	6.50
	^aOther	123	29.6
Family size	1–4	28	6.70
	5–9	222	53.50
	10–19	165	39.80
Educational status	Unable to read & write	45	10.80
	Able to read and write	17	4.10
	Primary school (1–8)	305	73.50
	Secondary school (9–12) & above	48	11.60
Household Rearing Domestic animals	Yes	9	2.20
Household Rearing Domestic animals	No	406	97.80
Selling of food aid items^b	Yes	410	98.80
Selling of food aid items^b	No	5	1.20

^aOthers: Gore, Gaboye/Maddagan, Areb, Shikal, Tumal, Samaran, Isak, Barbo, Rahawayan, Shanshi, Geladi, Moreshe, Jalele and Durukbo
^bTo by their staple diets like Macaroni, Spaghetti, and rice

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