Table 2 Child, household, community and health care level characteristics of children aged 6–23 months, Dangila, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
Characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Child characteristics | ||
Age of child in months | ||
06–11 | 338 | 36.7 |
12–17 | 287 | 31.2 |
18–23 | 295 | 32.1 |
Sex of a child | ||
Male | 436 | 47.4 |
Female | 484 | 52.6 |
Birth order of index child | ||
First | 259 | 28.2 |
Second to fourth | 553 | 60.1 |
Above fourth | 108 | 11.7 |
Currently breast feed | ||
No | 100 | 10.9 |
Yes | 820 | 89.1 |
Diarrhea for the last two weeks | ||
No | 798 | 86.7 |
Yes | 122 | 13.3 |
ARI for the last two weeks | ||
No | 814 | 88.5 |
Yes | 106 | 11.5 |
Household characteristics | ||
No of <5 children | ||
One | 622 | 67.6 |
Two | 289 | 31.4 |
Three and above | 9 | 1 |
Decision making at household | ||
Mothers not involved | 206 | 22.4 |
Mothers involved | 714 | 77.6 |
Exposure to media | ||
Unsatisfactory | 567 | 61.6 |
Satisfactory | 353 | 38.4 |
Household Wealth | ||
Poor | 305 | 33.2 |
Middle | 314 | 34.1 |
Rich | 301 | 32.7 |
Sources of information on IYCFa | ||
Health professionals | 703 | 76.4 |
Relatives | 133 | 14.5 |
Friends | 149 | 16.2 |
Family | 155 | 16.8 |
Media promotion (radio/television) | 171 | 18.6 |
No information | 82 | 8.9 |
Community characteristics | ||
Residence | ||
Rural | 520 | 56.5 |
Urban | 400 | 43.5 |
Home gardening | ||
No | 825 | 89.7 |
Yes | 95 | 10.3 |
Uses of home gardening (n = 95) | ||
Only for sell | 18 | 18.9 |
Only for household consumption | 49 | 51.6 |
Both for cell and household | 28 | 29.5 |
Health care characteristics | ||
Antenatal clinic visits | ||
Missing | 142 | 15.4 |
1–3 times | 156 | 17 |
Four and above times | 622 | 67.6 |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 229 | 24.9 |
Institution | 691 | 75.1 |
Timing of post-natal check-up | ||
Missing | 295 | 32.1 |
Within 1–2 days | 81 | 8.8 |
Within 3–6 days | 161 | 17.5 |
After 7 days | 383 | 41.6 |