From: Feeding practices and growth among young children during two seasons in rural Ethiopia
Variables | HS (n = 296) | PHS (n = 291) | P-value* | Follow- up at PHS (n = 266) |
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Gender of child | ||||
 Female | 154 (52.0) | 125 (43.0) | 0.03 | 137 (51.5) |
Age of the child (6–12) |  |  |  | - |
 6-8 months | 152 (51.4) | 71 (24.4) | <0.001 |  |
 9–12 months | 144 (48.6) | 220 (75.6) |  |  |
Age of the child (12–18) | ||||
 12–15 months |  |  |  | 183 (68.8) |
 16–18 months |  |  |  | 83 (31.2) |
Age of the mother | Â | Â | Â | - |
 < 20 years | 60 (20.6) | 32 (11.0) | ˂0.01 |  |
 20–34 years | 202 (69.4) | 233 (80.1) |  |  |
 ≥ 35 years | 29 (10.0) | 26 (8.9) |  |  |
Socioeconomic status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | - |
 Low | 79 (27.3) | 115 (39.9) | 0.01 |  |
 Medium | 106 (36.7) | 89 (30.9) |  |  |
 High | 104 (36.0) | 84 (29.2) |  |  |
Under-five children in the HH, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | - |
 0–1 | 79 (26.7) | 66 (22.7) | 0.26 |  |
 ≥ 2 | 217 (73.3) | 225 (77.3) |  |  |
Morbidity, n (%) | ||||
 Cougha | 44 (14.9) | 57 (19.6) | 0.13 | 36 (13.5) |
 Fevera | 57 (19.3) | 67 (23.0) | 0.27 | 53 (19.9) |
 Diarrheaa | 49 (16.7) | 70 (24.1) | 0.03 | 67 (25.2) |
Source of drinking water for HH, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | - |
 Unsafe water source | 252 (85.1) | 229 (78.7) | 0.04 |  |
Human waste disposal by the HH, n (%) | ||||
 Improper disposal | 117 (39.7) | 97 (33.3) | 0.11 |  |
Maternal schooling, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | - |
 No formal schooling | 243 (82.1) | 246 (84.5) | 0.43 |  |
LAZ, mean ± SD | −0.77 ± 1.4 | −1.0 ± 1.3 | 0.02 | −1.0 ± 1.3 |
 Stunting, n (%) | ||||
  LAZ < −2 | 55 (18.6) | 61 (21.1) | 0.44 | 55 (20.7) |
  LAZ < −3 | 18 (6.1) | 16 (5.5) | 0.78 | 16 (6.0) |
WLZ, mean ± SD | −0.63 ± 1.3 | −0.75 ± 1.3 | 0.28 | −0.81 ± 1.2 |
 Wasting, n (%) | ||||
  WLZ < −2 | 35 (11.8) | 45 (15.5) | 0.19 | 51 (19.2) |
  WLZ < −3 | 12 (4.1) | 12 (4.1) | 0.96 | 11 (4.1) |
WAZ, mean ± SD | −0.96 ± 1.2 | −1.1 ± 1.4 | 0.08 | −1.1 ± 1.1 |
 Underweight, n (%) | ||||
  WAZ < −2 | 52 (17.6) | 75 (25.8) | 0.02 | 49 (18.4) |
  WAZ < −3 | 18 (6.1) | 20 (6.9) |  | 13 (4.9) |
Current breast feeding | ||||
 Yes | 296 (100) | 291 (100) | - | 253 (95.1) |
DDS, median (IQR) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 2.0 (2.0, 3.0) | 0.17 | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) |
ICFI, median (IQR) | 5.0 (5.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (5.0, 7.0) | 0.09 | - |