Table 2.
Maternal and child health care related factors of study participant of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variable | Case (n = 78) | Control (n=156) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Place of delivery | 0.249 | ||
| Home | 15(19.2) | 21(13.5) | |
| Health institution | 63(80.8) | 135(86.5) | |
| ANC | 0.628 | ||
| No | 8(10.3) | 13(8.3) | |
| Yes | 70(89.7) | 143(91.7) | |
| History of diarrhoea | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 34(43.6%) | 20(12.8%) | |
| No | 44(56.4%) | 136(87.2%) | |
| History of febrile illness | 0.284 | ||
| Yes | 23(29.5) | 57(36.5) | |
| No | 55(70.5) | 99(63.5) | |
| Vaccination status | 0.148 | ||
| Incomplete | 18(23.1) | 24(15.4) | |
| Completed | 60(76.9) | 132(84.6) | |
| Breast feeding initiation | 0.269 | ||
| > 1 hour | 21(26.9) | 32(20.5) | |
| ≤ 1 hour | 57(73.1) | 124(79.5) | |
| Per lacteal feed | 0.114 | ||
| Yes | 18(23.1) | 23(14.7) | |
| No | 60(76.9) | 133(85.3) | |
| Colostrum | 0.571 | ||
| Discarded | 4(5.1) | 11(7.1) | |
| Given to child | 74(94.9) | 145(92.9) | |
| Duration of EBF | 0.900 | ||
| < or > than 6 months | 22(28.2) | 42(26.9) | |
| For 6 months | 56(71.8) | 114(73.1) | |
| DDS | 0.001 | ||
| Low DDS | 71(91.0) | 111(71.2) | |
| High DDS | 7(9.0) | 45(28.8) | |
| Bottle feeding | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes | 37(47.4) | 35(22.4) | |
| No | 41(52.6) | 121(77.6) | |
| Way of feeding | 0.714 | ||
| All children together | 6(7.7) | 10(6.4) | |
| With separate dish | 72(92.3) | 146(93.6) | |
| Maternal Knowledge | <0.001 | ||
| Poor | 45(57.7) | 48(30.8) | |
| Fair | 18(23.1) | 21(13.5) | |
| Good | 15(19.2) | 87(55.8) |