Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children with malnutrition: a cross鈥憇ectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants among caregivers of children with malnutrition (n鈥�=鈥�409)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Sex of participants	Male	64	15.6
Sex of participants	Female	345	84.4
Age in years	16鈥�24	61	14.9
	25鈥�34	196	47.9
	35鈥�49	152	37.2
Marital status	Married	317	77.5
	Separated	40	9.8
	Divorced/widowed	52	12.7
Mother Educational level	Not educated	89	21.8
	Primary	193	47.2
	secondary and above	127	31.1
Husbands鈥� educational level	Not educated	124	30.3
	Primary	147	35.9
	secondary and above	138	33.8
Mothers鈥� Occupation	Unemployed	297	72.6
Mothers鈥� Occupation	Employed	112	27.4
Husbands鈥� Occupation	Employed	148	36.1
Husbands鈥� Occupation	Unemployed	241	58.9
Residence	Urban	207	50.6
Residence	Rural	202	49.4
Socioeconomic status	Poor	197	48.2
	Medium	144	35.2
	Rich	68	16.6

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