Table 3 Selected behavioral characteristics of respondents in Dale district, Southern Ethiopia, October 1–25/2017
Variables | Category | Frequency(n) | Percent(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Food child mostly receive | Cow’s milk | 140 | 26.0 |
Gruel | 110 | 20.5 | |
Adults’ food | 216 | 40.2 | |
Separately preparation of child food | Yes | 306 | 57.0 |
No | 160 | 29.8 | |
Materials used to feed a child | Hand | 287 | 53.4 |
Bottle | 54 | 10.1 | |
Spoon | 196 | 36.5 | |
Cover for drinking water storage container | Yes | 483 | 89.9 |
No | 54 | 10.1 | |
Separated container for drinking water | Yes | 495 | 92.2 |
No | 42 | 7.8 | |
Use latrine all the time | Yes | 489 | 91.1 |
No | 48 | 8.9 | |
Methods of washing hands | Water only | 131 | 24.4 |
Water and soap/ash | 291 | 54.2 | |
Not washing hand | 115 | 21.4 | |
Hand washing after feeding the child | Yes | 459 | 85.5 |
No | 78 | 14.5 | |
Hand washing before feeding the child | Yes | 396 | 73.7 |
No | 141 | 26.3 | |
Hand washing after visiting the latrine | Yes | 422 | 78.6 |
No | 115 | 21.4 | |
Hand washing after cleaning a child’s bottom | Yes | 338 | 62.9 |
No | 199 | 37.1 | |
Home treatment of drinking water | Yes | 89 | 16.6 |
No | 448 | 83.4 | |
Age of child started supplementary food | Less than 6 month | 131 | 24.4 |
At 6 month | 259 | 48.2 | |
Greater than 6 month | 147 | 27.4 | |
Time of initiation of BF during birth | Within 1 h | 507 | 94.4 |
After 1 h | 30 | 5.6 |