Table 2 Feeding pattern, hygiene and sanitation related characteristics of school children in Robe District, southeast Ethiopia, 2015 (n =393)
From: Iodine deficiency and associated factors among school children: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Having regular meals | ||
Yes | 331 | 84.2 |
No | 62 | 15.8 |
Skipping regular meals | ||
Yes | 131 | 33.3 |
No | 264 | 66.7 |
The reasons for skipping regular meals (n = 129) | ||
Shortage of food | 61 | 47.3 |
Lack of appetite | 30 | 23.3 |
Sickness | 38 | 29.4 |
The first served child within a household | ||
Female | 85 | 21.6 |
Male | 20 | 5.1 |
Together | 288 | 73.3 |
Type of food commonly consumed | ||
Left over | 96 | 24.4 |
Fresh | 297 | 75.6 |
Water treatment habit | ||
Yes | 23 | 5.9 |
No | 369 | 93.8 |
Don’t Know | 1 | 0.3 |
Method of water treatment (n = 23) | ||
Boiling | 14 | 60.9 |
Solar disinfection | 7 | 30.4 |
Others a | 2 | 8.7 |
Availability of home grading | ||
Yes | 113 | 28.8 |
No | 280 | 71.2 |
Types of food staffs cultivated in the home garden (n = 113) | ||
Fruits | 50 | 44.3 |
Vegetables | 19 | 16.8 |
Fruits and vegetables | 44 | 38.9 |
Purpose of home gardening (n = 113) | ||
For household consumption | 72 | 63.7 |
For market | 4 | 3.5 |
For market and household consumption | 37 | 32.8 |
Availability of latrine | ||
Yes | 392 | 99.7 |
No | 1 | 0.3 |
Type of latrine | ||
Flush toilet | 8 | 2.0 |
Pit latrine | 192 | 48.9 |
Pit latrine without slab | 193 | 49.1 |