Table 2 Maternal and child characteristics, and caring practices of the study participants by nutritional status in Public Hospitals, Oromia region, West Ethiopia from December 2014 - March 2015
Characteristics | Nutritional status | COR(95 % CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases(%) | Controls(%) | |||
Place of delivery | ||||
Home | 67(60.18) | 44(19.47) | 6.03(3.66–9.93) | 0.0001 |
Health Institution | 46(40.7) | 182(80.53) | 1.00 | |
Immunization status | ||||
Never been immunized | 20(17.70) | 7(3.10) | 6.73(2.75–16.45) | 0.0001 |
Immunized | 93(82.30) | 219(96.90) | 1.00 | |
Presence of diarrhea in the last two weeks | ||||
Yes | 44(38.93) | 57(25.22) | 1.89(1.17–3.06) | 0.01 |
No | 69(61.06) | 169(74.78) | 1.00 | |
Illness with fever | ||||
Yes | 32(23.32) | 118(52.21) | 0.36(0.22–0.59) | 0.0001 |
No | 81(71.68) | 108(47.79) | 1.00 | |
ANC attendance | ||||
Not attended | 47(41.59) | 27(11.95) | 5.25(3.03–9.09) | 0.0001 |
Attended | 66(58.4) | 199(88.05) | 1.00 | |
Time the child initiated BF after birth | ||||
> One hour | 58(51.33) | 80(35.40) | 1.93(1.22–3.05) | 0.005 |
≤ one hour | 55(48.67) | 146(64.60) | 1.00 | |
Duration the child exclusively breast fed | ||||
Less or greater than 6 months | 77(68.14) | 89(39.38) | 3.29(2.04–5.31) | 0.0001 |
= 6 months | 36(31.86) | 137(60.62) | 1.00 | |
Mother knowledge concerning BF | ||||
Less or greater than 6 months/don’t know | 54(47.79) | 37(16.37) | 4.68(2.81–7.79) | 0.0001 |
= 6 months | 59(52.21) | 189(83.63) | 1.00 | |
Did the child been given d/t food categories during the last 24 h before hospital visit | ||||
No | 64(56.63) | 37(16.37) | 6.67(4.0–11.14) | 0.0001 |
Yes | 49(43.36) | 189(83.63) | 1.00 | |
Plan to give birth of the child | ||||
No | 58(51.33) | 17(7.52) | 12.97(6.98–24.02) | 0.0001 |
Yes | 55(48.67) | 209(92.48) | 1.00 | |