Table 2 Maternal and child characteristics and caring practices of the respondents in Medebay Zana District, Northwest Tigray, Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 597; cases: 199 and controls: 398)
Characteristics | Diarrheal disease status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases (%) | Controls (%) | |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 93 (46.7) | 126 (31.7) |
Health facility | 106 (53.3) | 272 (68.3) |
Immunization status | ||
Never been immunized | 6 (3.0) | 19 (4.8) |
Immunized | 193 (97.0) | 379 (95.2) |
Duration the child exclusively breast fed | ||
Less or greater than 6 months | 27 (13.6) | 18 (4.5) |
= 6 months | 172 (86.4) | 380 (95.5 |
Time the child initiated complementary feeding | ||
Less or greater than 6 months | 72 (36.2) | 105 (26.4) |
Exactly at 6 months | 127 (63.8) | 293 (73.6) |
Maternal diarrhea in the last two weeks | ||
Yes | 29 (14.6) | 31 (7.8) |
No | 170 (85.4) | 367 (92.2) |