Table 2 Demographic and health characteristics of indexed children in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia, October 1–25/2017
Variables | Category | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of the indexed child | Male | 301 | 56.1 |
Female | 236 | 43.9 | |
Age of the indexed child in a month | Below 6 months | 62 | 11.5 |
B/w 6–11 months | 59 | 11 | |
B/w 12-24 months | 157 | 29.2 | |
Greater than 24 months | 259 | 48.2 | |
The birth interval of indexed child | 1st child | 163 | 30.4 |
≤ 2 yrs | 81 | 15.1 | |
2 yrs. -4 yrs | 216 | 40.2 | |
≥ 4 years | 77 | 14.3 | |
Current Breast Feeding (BF) status of the indexed child | Exclusively breastfeed | 71 | 13.2 |
Partially breastfeed | 363 | 67.6 | |
None breastfeed | 103 | 19.2 | |
The child started Supplementary/Complementary feeding | Yes | 466 | 86.7 |
No | 71 | 13.3 | |
Measles Vaccination status n = 447 | Yes | 423 | 94.6 |
No | 24 | 5.4 | |
Vit.A Supplementation | Yes | 439 | 92.1 |
No | 38 | 7.9 | |
Rota virus immunization | yes | 393 | 96.1 |
No | 16 | 3.9 | |
Nutritional Status | Under nutrition | 122 | 22.7 |
Normal | 415 | 77.3 | |
Presence of diarrhea in the last 2 weeks | No | 464 | 86.4 |
Yes | 73 | 13.6 | |
The child was ever taken to Health institutions, n = 73 | Yes | 17 | 23.3 |
No | 56 | 76.7 | |
Use of ORS to treat child, n = 73 | Yes | 35 | 47.9 |
No | 38 | 52.1 |