Table 2. Clinical conditions of study participants.
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Nutrition Status | Normal | 252 | 93.6 |
MAM | 14 | 5.2 | |
SAM | 3 | 1.1 | |
Place of birth | Home | 12 | 4.5 |
Health center | 145 | 53.9 | |
Hospital | 108 | 40.1 | |
Private Clinic | 4 | 1.5 | |
Mode of delivery | Vaginal Delivery | 220 | 81.8 |
Cesarean Section | 49 | 12.2 | |
Prior intake of antibiotics | Yes | 216 | 80.3 |
No | 53 | 19.7 | |
Hospital visit | Yes | 49 | 18.2 |
No | 220 | 81.8 | |
Previous hospital admission | Yes | 21 | 7.8 |
No | 248 | 92.2 | |
Previous surgery | Yes | 2 | 0.7 |
No | 267 | 99.3 | |
Diarrhea for the last three months | Yes | 130 | 48.3 |
No | 139 | 51.7 | |
GI symptom | Yes | 120 | 44.6 |
No | 149 | 55.4 | |
Number of visits | First | 56 | 20.8 |
Second | 63 | 23.4 | |
Third | 87 | 32.3 | |
More than three | 63 | 23.4 |
MAM: Moderate Acute Malnutrition SAM: Severe Acute Malnutrition GI: Gastroenteritis.