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Table 2 Maternal health status related variables of common mental disorders in Gedio zone; 2022 (N = 389)

From: Common mental disorders and associated factors among mothers of children attending severe acute malnutrition treatment in Gedio Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency (percentage)

Age at marriage

Less than 18

144 (37)

>=18

245 (63)

Mental depression in the family

Yes

43 (11.1)

No

346 (88.9)

Maternal chronic disease

Yes

63 (16.2)

No

326 (83.8)

Health sicking behavior

Yes

246 (63.2)

 

No

143 (36.8)

Depression

Yes

172 (44.2)

 

No

217 (55.8)

Sexual violence

Yes

20 (5.1)

 

No

369 (94.9)

Smoking

Yes

9 (2.3)

No

380 (97.7)

Chat chewing

Yes

11 (2.8)

No

378 (97.2)

Alcohol drinking

Yes

75 (19.3)

No

314 (80.7)

Physical violence

Yes

21 (5.4)

No

368 (94.6)