Table 4 Demographic and health characteristics of the indexed children in Bahir Dar City, Amara region, Ethiopia, 2016
Name of variables | Category | Frequency(n = 498) | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of Child (in month) | Eleven month and less | 145 | 29.1 |
12–23 | 152 | 30.5 | |
23–34 | 98 | 19.7 | |
Greater than 35 | 103 | 20.7 | |
Sex of Child | Male | 268 | 53.8 |
Female | 230 | 46.2 | |
Duration of Breast Feeding | Less than 24 months | 403 | 76.5 |
Greater than or equal to24 months | 95 | 23.5 | |
Current Breast Feeding Status | Exclusive Breast Feeding | 83 | 16.7 |
Partial Breast Feeding | 289 | 58.0 | |
No Breast Feeding | 126 | 25.3 | |
Age at complementary Feeding | Less than Six Month | 94 | 18.8 |
At Six Month | 355 | 71.2 | |
Greater than Six month | 49 | 10 | |
Measles Vaccine(n498) | Yes | 484 | 97.1 |
No | 14 | 2.9 | |
Rota Virus Vaccine(n = 498) | Yes | 484 | 97.1 |
No | 14 | 2.9 | |
Prevalence of Diarrhea | Yes | 72 | 14.5 |
No | 426 | 85.5 | |
Mean age of children in months 21.07 ± 14.4SD | |||