Table 6 Bivariable analysis of child feeding related factors with acute diarrhea among under-five children in Woldia Town, northeast Ethiopia, March to June 2018
Variable | Frequency | Acute diarrhea | COR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |||
Child consumed food other than breast milk | |||||
Yes | 462(95.5) | 79(17.1) | 383(82.9) | 0.55(0.21-1.45) | 0.227 |
No | 22(4.5) | 6(27.3) | 16(72.7) | 1 | |
Child food start age in months | |||||
Less than 6 months | 254(52.5) | 45(17.7) | 209(82.3) | 0.57(0.21-1.55) | 0.574 |
6 month or above | 208(43.0) | 34(16.3) | 174(83.7) | 0.52(0.19-1.43) | 0.205 |
Child <6 months and breastfed only | 22(4.5) | 6(27.3) | 16(72.7) | 1 | |
Child food/drink utensil storage (N = 462) | |||||
Anywhere by covering | 30(6.5) | 9(30.0) | 21(70.0) | 1.90(0.82-4.45) | 0.137 |
Anywhere by not covering | 51(11.0) | 18(35.3) | 33(64.7) | 2.42(1.25-4.70) | 0.009 |
With covered utensils on shelf | 147(31.8) | 9(6.1) | 138(93.9) | 0.29(0.14-0.61) | 0.001 |
With uncovered utensils on shelf | 234(50.7) | 43(18.4) | 191(81.6) | 1 | |
Child food/drink storage (N = 462) | |||||
Refrigerator | 175(37.9) | 11(6.3) | 164(93.7) | 1 | |
Open shelf | 150(32.4) | 35(23.3) | 115(76.7) | 4.54(2.21-9.31) | <0.001 |
Covered shelf | 84(18.2) | 9(10.7) | 75(89.3) | 1.79(0.71-4.50) | 0.216 |
Anywhere | 53(11.5) | 24(45.3) | 29(54.7) | 12.34(5.46-27.98) | <0.001 |
Child bottle fed | |||||
Yes | 86(17.8) | 19(22.1) | 67(77.9) | 1.43(0.80-2.53) | 0.225 |
No | 398(82.2) | 66(16.6) | 332(83.4) | 1 | |