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Table 3 Nutritional and co-morbid characteristics of Anemia among under-five children in Ethiopia (N = 9501)

From: Optimizing machine learning models for predicting anemia among under-five children in Ethiopia: insights from Ethiopian demographic and health survey data

Variable

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Currently breastfeeding

No

3238

34.10

Yes

6263

65.90

Stunting

Normal

5504

57.90

Stunted

3997

42.10

Drugs for intestinal parasites

No

8393

88.30

Yes

1108

11.70

Duration of breastfeeding

ever breastfeed

9134

96.10

never breastfeed

367

3.90

Wasting

Normal

8579

90.30

Wasting

922

9.70

Taking vitamin A supplement

No

5613

59.00

Yes

3888

40.90

short, rapid breaths (ARI)

No

9028

95.00

Yes

473

5.00

Had diarrhea

No

8532

89.80

Yes

969

10.20

  1. ARI = antiretroviral Infection; N = number of selected samples