Table 4.

Characteristics of children in public health facilities of Arba Minch Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 664).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Sex	Male	363	54.67
	Female	301	45.33
Age in months	<6	227	34.19
	6–12	251	37.80
	13–24	186	28.01
Birth weight	Low birth weight	37	5.57
	Normal	517	77.86
	Macrosomia	110	16.57
Feeding habit	Exclusive breastfeeding	266	40.06
	Mixed	386	58.13
	Supplementary food alone	12	1.81
*Type of solid food initiated	Don't start yet	280	42.72
	Cereals	347	52.34
	Fish	127	19.16
	Egg	270	40.72
	Other	38	5.73
Primary caregiver of the child	Parents	545	82.08
	Others	119	17.92
Attend daycare center	Yes	10	1.51
	No	654	98.49
Encountered diarrhea	Yes	376	56.63
	No	288	43.37
Experienced oral thrush	Yes	36	5.42
	No	628	94.58
Faced medical illness	Yes	349	52.56
	No	315	47.44
Allergic to food/drink	Yes	16	2.41
	No	648	97.59
Frequency of stool per 24 h	One	449	67.62
	Two	207	31.17
	Three	8	1.20
Previous episodes of DDa	Yes	181	27.26
	No	483	72.74

*a variable with multiple responses.

^aDiaper dermatitis.