Table 3 Household characteristics of children aged 6–23 months in Dessie city, 2021(n = 460)
Explanatory variable | Category | Cases (N = 230) | Controls (N = 230) |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
Wealth index | Rich | 105(45.7) | 176(76.5) |
Medium | 20(8.6) | 17(7.4) | |
Poor | 105(45.7) | 37(16.1) | |
Food security | Food secured | 139(60.4) | 219(95.2) |
Food in secured | 91(39.6) | 11(4.8) | |
Presence of television | Yes | 139(63.5) | 202(87.8) |
No | 91(36.5) | 28(12.2) | |
Presence of radio | Yes | 171(74) | 207(90) |
No | 59(26) | 23(10) | |
WASH index | Good WASH | 142(61.7) | 193(84) |
Poor WASH | 88(38.3) | 37(16) | |
Time it takes to fetch water | < 30 min | 193(84) | 196(85) |
30 min-1 h | 22(9.5) | 20(9) | |
>=1 h | 15(6.5) | 14(6) | |
With whom the child feeds | Alone | 213(92.6) | 223(97) |
With family members | 17(7.4) | 7(3) |