Table 3.
Nutritional and Comorbidity Characteristics of ARI among Under Five Children in rural Ethiopia from January 18 to June 27, 2016 (n = 7911)
| Variables | Categories | Presence of ARI | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
| Duration of breastfeeding | Never breast feeding | 272 (94.4) | 16 (5.6) | 288 | 0.000 |
| Ever breastfeeding, not currently | 3978 (93.8) | 261 (6.2) | 4239 | ||
| Still breast feeding | 3041 (89.9) | 343 (10.1) | 3384 | ||
| Receive vitamin A in last 6 months | No | 4259 (90.5) | 448 (9.5) | 4707 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 3032 (94.6) | 172 (5.4) | 3204 | ||
| Had diarrhea recently | No | 6589 (94) | 423 (6) | 7012 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 702 (78.1) | 197 (21.9) | 899 | ||
| Acute malnutrition of child | No | 6427 (92.4) | 525 (7.6) | 6952 | 0.011 |
| Yes | 864 (90.1) | 95 (9.9) | 959 | ||
| Chronic malnutrition of a child | No | 4465 (93.4) | 317 (6.6) | 4782 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 2826 (90.3) | 303 (9.7) | 3129 | ||
| Drugs for intestinal parasites | No | 6128 (92.1) | 527 (7.9) | 6655 | 0.534 |
| Yes | 1163 (92.6) | 93 (7.4) | 1256 | ||
| Anemia status of the child | Not anemic | 4575 (93.4) | 323 (6.6) | 4898 | 0.000 |
| Anemic | 2716 (90.1) | 297 (9.9) | 3013 | ||
| Vaccination status | No | 4293 (92.1) | 369 (7.9) | 4662 | 0.758 |
| Yes | 2998 (92.3) | 251 (7.7) | 3249 | ||