Table 3 Child caring practice and environmental health characteristics of study participants in Sodo Zuria district, South Ethiopia, June 2017
Variables (n = 342) | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Initiation of breast feeding | <1 h after delivery | 228 | 66.67 |
1–24 h | 105 | 30.70 | |
After 24 h | 9 | 2.63 | |
Colostrums feeding | Yes | 334 | 97.66 |
No | 8 | 2.34 | |
Pre lacteal food/liquid | Yes | 41 | 11.99 |
No | 301 | 88.01 | |
Type of pre lacteal food/drink | Water with sugar | 10 | 24.39 |
Butter | 4 | 9.76 | |
Cow’s milk | 27 | 65.85 | |
Age at initiation of complementary food | 1–3 months | 32 | 9.36 |
4–5 months | 77 | 22.51 | |
At 6 months | 195 | 57.02 | |
After 6 months | 38 | 11.11 | |
Frequency of feeding | <3 times a day | 31 | 9.07 |
3 times a day | 264 | 77.19 | |
>3 times a day | 47 | 13.74 | |
Method of feeding | Hand | 156 | 45.61 |
Spoon | 124 | 36.26 | |
Cup | 40 | 11.70 | |
Bottle | 22 | 6.43 | |
Variety of food | 2 food items | 235 | 68.71 |
>2 food items | 107 | 31.29 | |
Leftover food in the household | Given to children | 247 | 72.22 |
Given to others | 55 | 16.08 | |
Throw away | 40 | 11.70 | |
Ever fed child meat | Yes | 92 | 26.90 |
No | 250 | 73.10 | |
Completed Vaccination | Yes | 327 | 95.61 |
No | 15 | 4.39 | |
Source of drinking water | Protected well/spring | 269 | 78.66 |
Unprotected well/spring | 35 | 10.23 | |
Pipe water | 7 | 2.05 | |
River | 31 | 9.06 | |
Availability of latrine | Yes | 249 | 72.81 |
No | 93 | 27.19 | |
Materials used for hand washing | Water only | 21 | 6.14 |
Use soap often | 279 | 81.58 | |
Use soap always | 42 | 12.28 | |
Waste disposal | Open field | 116 | 33.92 |
In pit | 138 | 40.35 | |
Use as compost | 88 | 25.73 |