Table 2.

Demographic and health characteristics of indexed children in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia, October 1–25/2017

Variables	Category	Frequency(n)	Percent (%)
Sex of the indexed child	Male	301	56.1
	Female	236	43.9
Age of the indexed child in a month	Below 6 months	62	11.5
	B/w 6–11 months	59	11
	B/w 12-24 months	157	29.2
	Greater than 24 months	259	48.2
The birth interval of indexed child	1st child	163	30.4
	≤ 2 yrs	81	15.1
	2 yrs. -4 yrs	216	40.2
	≥ 4 years	77	14.3
Current Breast Feeding (BF) status of the indexed child	Exclusively breastfeed	71	13.2
	Partially breastfeed	363	67.6
	None breastfeed	103	19.2
The child started Supplementary/Complementary feeding	Yes	466	86.7
	No	71	13.3
Measles Vaccination status n = 447	Yes	423	94.6
	No	24	5.4
Vit.A Supplementation	Yes	439	92.1
	No	38	7.9
Rota virus immunization	yes	393	96.1
	No	16	3.9
Nutritional Status	Under nutrition	122	22.7
	Normal	415	77.3
Presence of diarrhea in the last 2 weeks	No	464	86.4
	Yes	73	13.6
The child was ever taken to Health institutions, n = 73	Yes	17	23.3
	No	56	76.7
Use of ORS to treat child, n = 73	Yes	35	47.9
	No	38	52.1