Table 2.
Health and nutrition related characteristics of study participants in Dembia District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| ANC visit | ||
| Yes | 584 | 85.8 |
| No | 97 | 14.2 |
| Place of delivery | ||
| Home | 480 | 70.5 |
| Health facility | 201 | 29.5 |
| Initiation of breastfeeding | ||
| Early initiation | 479 | 70.3 |
| Late initiation | 202 | 29.7 |
| Prelacteal feeding | ||
| Yes | 344 | 50.5 |
| No | 337 | 49.5 |
| Complementary food initiation | ||
| Timely | 449 | 65.9 |
| Early | 33 | 4.8 |
| Late | 199 | 29.2 |
| Dietary diversity | ||
| <4 | 562 | 82.5 |
| ≥4 | 119 | 17.5 |
| Quasi food frequency | ||
| Zero | 438 | 64.3 |
| 1–3 | 137 | 20.1 |
| ≥4 | 106 | 15.6 |
| Vitamin-A supplementation | ||
| Yes | 629 | 92.4 |
| No | 52 | 7.6 |
| Immunization status | ||
| Partially immunized | 121 | 17.8 |
| Fully immunized | 560 | 82.2 |
| Any morbidity in the last 2 week | ||
| Yes | 108 | 15.9 |
| No | 573 | 84.1 |
| Stunting | ||
| Yes | 313 | 46 |
| No | 368 | 54 |