Table 3 Child caring practices of mothers/caretakers of children aged 6–59 months in Bensa district, Sidama Region, South Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Category | Cases(n = 79) | Controls(n = 158) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |||
Breast milk initiated after delivery | Immediately | 50 | 63.3 | 118 | 74.7 | .069 |
After 1 to 24 h | 29 | 36.7 | 40 | 25.3 | ||
Pre-lactation food/fluid | No | 69 | 87.3 | 136 | 86.1 | .788 |
Yes | 10 | 12.7 | 22 | 13.9 | ||
Type of pre-lactation food/fluid | Water | 5 | 50 | 10 | 45.5 | .811 |
Othersa | 5 | 50 | 12 | 54.5 | ||
Duration of EBF | <6 or > 6 months | 45 | 57.0 | 52 | 32.9 | .001 |
6 months | 34 | 43.0 | 106 | 67.1 | ||
Complimentary Feeding | <6 or > 6 months | 45 | 57.0 | 52 | 32.9 | .001 |
6 months | 34 | 43.0 | 106 | 67.1 | ||
Frequency of feeding/day | 2 times | 13 | 16.5 | 20 | 12.7 | .607 |
3 times | 36 | 45.6 | 69 | 43.7 | ||
≥4 times | 30 | 38.0 | 69 | 43.7 | ||
Method used for feeding | Bottle | 21 | 26.6 | 28 | 17.7 | .274 |
Hand | 19 | 24.1 | 40 | 25.3 | ||
Spoon and Cup | 39 | 49.4 | 90 | 57.0 | ||
Duration of B/F | < 24 months | 46 | 58.2 | 86 | 54.4 | .579 |
≥24 months | 33 | 41.8 | 72 | 45.6 | ||
Immunization | No | 12 | 15.2 | 12 | 7.6 | .068 |
Yes | 67 | 84.4 | 146 | 92.4 | ||
VAS | No | 15 | 19.0 | 17 | 10.8 | .081 |
Yes | 64 | 81.0 | 141 | 89.2 | ||
Deworming | No | 44 | 55.7 | 68 | 43.0 | .066 |
Yes | 35 | 44.3 | 90 | 57.0 | ||