Magnitude and factors associated with malnutrition in children 6–59 months of age in Shinille Woreda, Ethiopian Somali regional state: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Child and environmental health characteristics in Shinille Woreda, Somali region, Ethiopia February-March, 2014 (n = 694)

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Child characteristics
Child’s sex:
Male	364	52.4
Female	330	47.6
Child’s age in months:
6–11	331	47.7
12–23	171	24.6
24–35	90	13
≥ 36	102	14.7
Child weighed at birth:
Yes	137	19.7
No	557	80.3
Immunization:
Yes	175	25.2
No	519	74.8
Diarrhea in the last two weeks
Yes	132	19
No	562	81
Respiratory disease
Yes	205	29.5
No	489	70.5
Child caring practice
Initiation of breast feeding:
Immediately	225	32.4
After 1 h after birth	469	67.6
Pre-lacteal feeding:
Yes	435	62.7
No	259	37.3
Total duration of breast feeding:
< 12	593	85.4
≥ 12	101	14.6
Environmental Health characteristics
Source of drinking water:
Pond/River	62	8.9
Well/Tap	632	91.1
Availability latrine
Yes	512	73.8
No	182	26.2
Type of latrine
Private pit/wooden slab	351	68.6
Private slab/cement slab	138	27
Shared latrine/woodenslab	23	4.5
Separate room for Kitchen
Yes	468	67.4
No	226	32.6

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