Table 2 Obstetrics related characteristics of the respondent to the effect of PSNP on wasting among children 6–59 months of age in the selected Woredas of South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 769)
Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
The age difference between the last two children | < 2 years | 283 | 36.8 |
≥2 years | 486 | 63.2 | |
Breastfeeding status | Yes | 744 | 96.7 |
No | 25 | 3.3 | |
Age to start complementary feeding | Immediately after birth | 59 | 7.7 |
01–06 months | 118 | 15.3 | |
≥6 months | 592 | 77.0 | |
Giving additional/other foods or beverages after delivery | Yes | 37 | 4.8 |
No | 732 | 95.2 | |
Bottle feeding | Yes | 68 | 8.8 |
No | 701 | 91.2 | |
Attending ANC for current child | Yes | 697 | 90.6 |
No | 72 | 9.4 | |
Place of delivery | Health institution | 654 | 85.0 |
Home | 115 | 15.0 | |
Vaccination history | Yes | 720 | 93.6 |
No | 49 | 6.4 | |
Illness in the last 2 weeks | Yes | 193 | 25.1 |
No | 576 | 74.9 | |
Hand washing practice | Yes | 656 | 85.3 |
No | 153 | 14.7 |