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Table 2 Psychosocial and clinical characteristics of the participants among caregivers of children with malnutrition (n = 409)

From: Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children with malnutrition: a cross‑sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Intimate partner violence

Yes

177

43.3

No

232

56.7

Physical Abuse

Yes

150

36.7

No

259

63.3

Emotional Abuse

Yes

114

27.9

No

295

72.1

Physical and emotional abuse

Yes

43

10.5

No

366

89.5

Sexual Abuse

Yes

76

18.6

No

333

81.4

Physical, Emotional and Sexual abuse

Yes

48

11.7

No

361

88.3

Perceived Stigma

Yes

188

46.0

No

221

54.0

Social support

Poor social support

173

42.3

Moderate social support

96

23.5

Good Social Support

140

34.2

Satisfaction with marital relationship

No

186

45.5

Yes

223

54.5

Family history of mental illness

Yes

106

25.9

No

303

74.1

Prior mental illness of the mothers

Yes

89

21.8

No

320

78.2

chronic medical illness

(DM, HNT, HIV/AIDS)

Yes

36

8.8

No

373

9.2