Table 2.
Maternal related characteristics distribution of rural school-aged children in Mecha, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 396).
| Antenatal care follow-up | Yes | 346 | 87.4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | 50 | 12.6 | |
| Tetanus toxoid immunization status | Completed | 249 | 62.9 |
| Incomplete | 108 | 27.3 | |
| Not vaccinated | 39 | 9.8 | |
| Additional feeding during pregnancy | Yes | 260 | 65.7 |
| No | 136 | 34.3 | |
| Place of delivery | Health facility | 333 | 84.1 |
| Home | 63 | 15.9 | |
| History of breastfeeding | Yes | 390 | 98.5 |
| No | 6 | 1.5 | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | Yes | 280 | 70.7 |
| No | 116 | 29.3 | |
| Children immunization status | Completed | 262 | 66.2 |
| Not completed | 111 | 28.0 | |
| Not vaccinated | 23 | 5.8 | |
| Vitamin A supplementation | Yes | 216 | 54.5 |
| Not completed | 150 | 37.9 | |
| No | 30 | 7.6 | |
| Ever used of family planning methods | Yes | 300 | 75.8 |
| No | 96 | 24.2 | |
| Is the child in school | Yes | 330 | 83.3 |
| No | 66 | 16.7 | |
| Level/grade of education | 1-2 | 152 | 45.8 |
| ≥3 | 180 | 54.2 | |
| Is child engaged in work | Yes | 116 | 29.3 |
| No | 280 | 70.7 | |
| If engaged in work for how many hours | 1-3 | 53 | 45.7 |
| >3 | 63 | 54.3 | |
| How can your child get feeding if he engages in work for more than 3 h | Yes | 69 | 59.0 |
| No | 48 | 41.0 | |
| Does the child have history of illness | Yes | 302 | 76.3 |
| No | 94 | 23.7 | |
| Type of illness | Pneumonia | 85 | 28.1 |
| Diarrhea | 139 | 46.0 | |
| Measles | 17 | 5.6 | |
| Malaria | 22 | 7.3 | |
| Others/specify | 39 | 12.9 | |
| Does the child have diarrheal morbidity in the past 1 y | Yes | 166 | 41.9 |
| No | 230 | 58.1 | |
| Does the child have diarrheal morbidity in the last 2 wk | Yes | 28 | 7.1 |
| No | 368 | 92.9 | |
| What type feeding does child get during illnesses | Regular family dish | 161 | 40.8 |
| Additional feeding | 234 | 59.2 | |
| Does the child eat breakfast regularly | Yes | 374 | 94.4 |
| No | 22 | 5.6 | |
| Frequency of eating per day | ≥4 | 279 | 70.5 |
| 1–3 | 117 | 29.5 | |
| Access to child nutrition education | Yes | 288 | 72.7 |
| No | 108 | 27.3 | |
| Water shortage for cooking | Yes | 59 | 14.9 |
| No | 337 | 85.1 | |
| Type of water used for cooking | Pipe | 298 | 75.3 |
| Dam water river/follow | 98 | 24.7 | |
| Boiling water for serving a child | Yes | 18 | 4.5 |
| No | 378 | 95.5 | |
| Do you regularly keep your child hygiene | Yes | 332 | 83.8 |
| No/pipe | 64 | 16.2 | |
| Regular handwashing | Yes | 229 | 57.8 |
| No | 167 | 42.2 | |
| Nail cutting | Yes | 265 | 66.9 |
| Only mine | 102 | 25.8 | |
| No | 29 | 7.3 | |
| Type of salt used for cooking | Iodized | 229 | 57.8 |
| Normal/dish salt | 167 | 42.2 | |
| Type cooking fuel | Wood | 345 | 87.1 |
| Petroleum gas | 10 | 2.5 | |
| Electricity | 41 | 10.4 | |
| Type of toilet | Modern latrine | 162 | 40.9 |
| Temporary toilet/open | 234 | 59.1 |
346 is frequency and 87.4 is percent.