Table 2.
Feeding pattern, health care, and morbidity related characteristics of children aged under five years at Dabat District, northwest Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ever breastfeeding | ||
| Yes | 1176 | 99.3 |
| No | 8 | 0.7 |
| Initiation breastfeeding | ||
| early initiation | 619 | 52.3 |
| late initiation | 565 | 47.7 |
| Colostrum feeding | ||
| Yes | 615 | 51.9 |
| No | 569 | 48.1 |
| Pre-lacteal feeding | ||
| Yes | 341 | 28.8 |
| No | 843 | 71.2 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
| Yes | 745 | 62.9 |
| No | 439 | 37.1 |
| Initiation of complementary feeding | ||
| Timely (6 – 8 Months) | 685 | 57.9 |
| Early (<6 Months) | 144 | 12.2 |
| Lately (≥9 Months) | 355 | 30.0 |
| History of bottle feeding | ||
| Yes | 58 | 4.9 |
| No | 1126 | 95.1 |
| Deworming status of the child | ||
| Yes | 414 | 35.0 |
| No | 770 | 65.0 |
| Child vitamin–A supplementation in the past six month | ||
| Yes | 940 | 79.4 |
| No | 244 | 20.6 |
| History of fever in the past two weeks | ||
| Yes | 440 | 37.2 |
| No | 744 | 62.8 |
| History of diarrheal morbidity in the past two weeks | ||
| Yes | 212 | 17.9 |
| No | 972 | 82.1 |
| Dietary diversity score | ||
| < 4 food groups | 1114 | 94.1 |
| ≥ 4 food groups | 70 | 5.9 |
| Maternal feeding status during pregnancy | ||
| Less than before | 488 | 41.2 |
| As usual | 674 | 56.9 |
| Greater than before | 22 | 1.9 |
| Postnatal Vitamin–A supplementation | ||
| Yes | 292 | 24.7 |
| No | 892 | 75.3 |
| Prenatal Iron supplementation | ||
| Yes | 536 | 45.3 |
| No | 648 | 54.7 |