Table 3.

Hygienic and child feeding characteristics of study participants.

Variables	Categories	N (1020)	Percent
Source of water for drinking *	Pipe borne (council water)	859	84.22
	Borehole	147	14.41
	River/Pond/Dam	18	1.76
	Sachet/Bottled/Filtered	11	1.08
Treatment of drinking water	No	366	35.88
	Sometimes	215	21.08
	Yes	439	43.04
Washing hands before cooking and feeding the child	No	51	5.00
	Sometimes	241	23.63
	Yes	728	71.37
Washing hands after disposing of the child’s faeces	No	55	5.39
	Sometimes	182	17.84
	Yes	783	76.76
Types of toilets *	Flush toilet	495	48.53
	Pit latrine	536	52.55
Disposing of solid waste *	Bin	749	73.43
	Pit	238	23.33
	Roadside	36	3.53
Storage of prepared food for the child	No	284	27.84
	Yes	736	72.16
Storage methods of prepared food for the child (N = 736)	At room temperature	331	44.97
	In a cold chain	83	11.28
	In a warmer	322	43.75
Exclusive breastfeeding	No	92	9.02
	Partially	737	72.25
	Exclusively	191	18.73
Child feeding methods *	Spoon	736	72.16
	Fingers/hands	623	61.08
	Bottle feeding	3	0.29

* Variable with multiple responses.