Table 2.
Behavioral and environmental characteristics of parent/guardian and patients with diarrhea attending at Sheik Hassan Yabere Referral Hospital jigjiga town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 239)
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hand washing status the parents/guardians | No | 64 | 26.8% |
| Yes | 175 | 73.2% | |
| Raw meat consumption of the child | Yes | 14 | 5.9% |
| No | 225 | 94.1% | |
| Finger nail status of the child | untrimmed | 62 | 25.1% |
| Trimmed | 177 | 74.9% | |
| Tissue paper usage | No | 84 | 35.1% |
| Yes | 155 | 64.9% | |
| Water sources | Unimproved | 70 | 29.3% |
| Improved | 169 | 70.7% | |
| Waste disposal system | Open field | 68 | 28.5% |
| Waste pin and disposed | 171 | 71.5% |