Table 2. Health and nutrition characteristics of children in rural districts of Wolaita Zone, 2016 (N = 990).

Variable	Response Category	Number	Percent
Fully vaccinated	No	68	6.9
	Yes	922	93.1
Received anti-helminthes drug	No	881	89.0
	Yes	109	11.0
Sick in the past two weeks	No	581	58.7
	Yes	409	41.3
Ever caught malaria	No	642	64.8
	Yes	348	35.2
Usually drinks tea or coffee	No	631	63.7
	Yes	359	36.3
Bottle-feed	No	884	89.3
	Yes	106	10.7
Breast-feeding(currently)	No	110	11.1
	Yes	880	88.9
Complementary feeding frequency	1–3	507	51.2
(Within 24 hours)	4–5	440	44.4
	6–8	43	4.3
Breastfeeding frequency	1–6	194	19.6
	7–8	343	34.6
	Above 8	453	45.8
Initiation of complementary feeding	Before 6 month	90	9.1
	At 6 month	614	62.0
	After 6 month	286	28.9
Dietary diversity score	Below 4	568	57.4
	4 and above	422	42.6
Nutritional status (MUACZ)	≤-3	80	8.1
	Between -2 and -3	222	22.4
	Normal	688	69.5