Evaluation of the outpatient therapeutic program for severe acute malnourished children aged 6–59 months implementation in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods evaluation

Table 7 Knowledge and obstetric history of mothers (caretakers) in Dehana District, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

Variables	Categories	Frequency (n = 422)	Percent (%)
Knows about child malnutrition	No	315	74.6
Knows about child malnutrition	Yes	107	25.4
Distinguished child malnutrition signs and symptoms	No	350	82.9
Distinguished child malnutrition signs and symptoms	Yes	72	17.1
Knows about the cause of child malnutrition	No	343	81.3
Knows about the cause of child malnutrition	Yes	79	18.7
Knew about OTP program	No	387	91.7
Knew about OTP program	Yes	35	8.3
Facing run-out of RUTF before next appointment	No	219	51.9
Facing run-out of RUTF before next appointment	Yes	203	48.1
Having excess RUTF at the end of appointment	No	311	73.7
Having excess RUTF at the end of appointment	Yes	111	26.3
Gravidity	≤ 3	300	71.1
Gravidity	> 3	122	28.9
Parity	≤ 3	302	71.6
Parity	> 3	120	28.4
Still births	No	381	90.3
Still births	Yes	40	9.4
Had malnourished children previously	No	362	85.8
Had malnourished children previously	Yes	60	14.2

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