Table 2 Health and nutrition related characteristics of study participants in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
ANC visit | Â | Â |
 Yes | 584 | 85.8 |
 No | 97 | 14.2 |
Place of delivery | Â | Â |
 Home | 480 | 70.5 |
 Health facility | 201 | 29.5 |
Discarding of colostrums | Â | Â |
 Yes | 344 | 50.5 |
 No | 337 | 49.5 |
Initiation of breast feeding | Â | Â |
 Early initiation | 479 | 70.3 |
 Late initiation | 202 | 29.7 |
Pre-lacteal feeding | Â | Â |
 Yes | 344 | 50.5 |
 No | 337 | 49.5 |
Complementary food initiation | Â | Â |
 Timely | 449 | 65.9 |
 Early | 33 | 4.8 |
 Late | 199 | 29.2 |
Dietary diversity score | Â | Â |
 <4 food groups | 562 | 82.5 |
 ≥4 food groups | 119 | 17.5 |
Immunization status | Â | Â |
 Partially immunized | 121 | 17.8 |
 Fully immunized | 560 | 82.2 |
Any morbidity in the last 2 week | Â | Â |
 Yes | 108 | 15.9 |
 No | 573 | 84.1 |
Source of drinking water | Â | Â |
 Unprotected source | 67 | 9.8 |
 Protected source | 614 | 90.2 |
Time to fetch drinking water | Â | Â |
 ≤30 min | 592 | 86.9 |
 >30 min | 89 | 13.1 |
Availability of solid west disposal | Â | Â |
 Yes | 341 | 50.1 |
 No | 340 | 49.9 |
Availability of liquid waste disposal | Â | Â |
 Yes | 328 | 48.2 |
 No | 353 | 51.8 |
Availability of latrine | Â | Â |
 Yes | 531 | 78 |
 No | 150 | 22 |