Table 4.
Behavioral factors of study participants associated with acute diarrhea, Menz Gera Midir District, North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, February and March 2020
| Variable | Category | CLTSH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLTSH-implemented | Non-CLTSH-implemented | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Currently breastfeeding | No | 85(39.0) | 156(35.8) |
| Yes | 133(61.0) | 280(64.2) | |
| Supplementary food | < 6 month | 9(4.1) | 15(3.4) |
| At 6 months | 182(83.5) | 359(82.3) | |
| > 6 month | 27(12.4) | 62(14.2) | |
| Rotavirus vaccination | No | 1(0.5) | 9(2.1) |
| Yes | 217(99.5) | 427(97.9) | |
| Measles vaccination | No | 23(10.6) | 53(12.2) |
| Yes | 195(89.4) | 383(87.8) | |
| Vitamin-A supplementation | No | 12(5.5) | 23(5.3) |
| Yes | 206(94.5) | 413(94.7) | |
| Type of water collection container | Pot | 3(1.4) | 8(1.8) |
| Plastic bucket | 0(0.0) | 4(0.9) | |
| Jerry can | 215(98.6) | 424(97.2) | |
| Storage container washed before fetching water | No | 38(17.4) | 123(28.2) |
| Yes | 180(82.6) | 313(71.8) | |
| Frequency of washing of water storage container per week | 1–4 | 115(52.8) | 275(63.1) |
| > 4 | 65(29.8) | 38(8.7) | |
| Water drawing method | Pouring | 109(50.0) | 194(44.5) |
| Dipping | 68(31.2) | 235(53.9) | |
| Both | 41(18.8) | 7(1.6) | |
| Water treatment at home | No | 125(57.3) | 303(69.5) |
| Yes | 93(42.7) | 133(30.5) | |
| How often do you treat water? | Sometimes | 59(27.1) | 114(26.4) |
| Daily | 41(18.8) | 20(4.6) | |
| Method of water treatment | Strain through cloth | 33(15.1) | 54(12.4) |
| Boil | 63(28.9) | 47(10.8) | |
| Chlorine | 4(1.8) | 33(7.6) | |
| Wash hands at critical times (per day) | 1–2 | 105(48.2) | 194(44.5) |
| 3–5 | 113(51.8) | 242(55.5) | |
| Material used for handwashing | Water only | 120(55.0) | 199(45.6) |
| Water & soap | 98(45.0) | 237(54.4) | |
| Feces seen around pit hole | Yes | 33(15.1) | 157(36.0) |
| No | 160(73.4) | 152(34.9) | |
| Feces seen around the compound | Yes | 34(15.6) | 169(38.8) |
| No | 184(84.4) | 267(61.2) | |
| Mother/caregiver history of diarrhea within last two weeks | Yes | 9(4.1) | 11(2.5) |
| No | 209(95.9) | 425(97.5) | |
| Child history of acute diarrhea within last two weeks | No | 195(89.4) | 333(76.4) |
| Yes | 23(10.6) | 80(18.3) | |