Variables | Frequency (%) | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Program area | Nonprogram area | Total | ||
Maternal education | ||||
 No formal education | 208 (41.85) | 289 (58.15) | 497 | 0.41 |
 Formal education | 163 (44.65) | 202 (55.35) | 365 | |
Decision making power | ||||
 No | 76 (43.93) | 97 (56.07) | 173 | 0.79 |
 Yes | 295 (42.82) | 394 (57.58) | 689 | |
Monthly income | ||||
 < 1500 Ethiopian birr | 130 (38.92) | 204 (61.08) | 334 | 0.05 |
 ≥ 1500 Ethiopian birr | 241 (45.64) | 287 (54.36) | 528 | |
Child sex | ||||
 Female | 185 (44.79) | 228 (55.21) | 413 | 0.32 |
 Male | 186 (41.43) | 26,358.57) | 449 | |
Child age | ||||
 6–23 months | 232 (41.28) | 330 (58.72) | 562 | 0.15 |
 24–59 months | 139 (46.33) | 161 (53.67) | 300 | |
Complementary feeding initiation | ||||
 < 6 months | 42 (42.58) | 59 (58.42) | 101 | 0.75 |
 ≥ 6 months | 329 (43.23) | 432 (56.77) | 761 | |
Presence of diarrhoea | ||||
 No | 220 (44.27) | 277 (55.73) | 497 | 0.40 |
 Yes | 151 (41.37) | 214 (58.63) | 214 | |
Hand washing frequency | ||||
 < 4 | 105 (33.76) | 206 (66.24) | 206 | 0.00 |
 ≥ 4 | 266 (48.28) | 285 (51.72) | 285 |