Table 1 Socio-demographic and hygienic characteristics of the study participants
Category | Frequency | percentage |
|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | ||
Maternal Age (years) | ||
Less than 20 | 77 | 20.4 |
20–25 | 47 | 12.4 |
26–30 | 121 | 32.0 |
30–35 | 65 | 17.2 |
Above 35 | 68 | 18.0 |
Level of education | ||
Non-formal | 150 | 39.7 |
Formal | 228 | 60.3 |
Employment | ||
House wife | 151 | 39.9 |
Home based employment | 182 | 48.1 |
Working away from home | 42 | 11.1 |
Mother/guardians Income (Ugandan shillings) | ||
None | 151 | 39.9 |
50,000- 150,000 | 71 | 18.8 |
150,000–250,000 | 114 | 30.2 |
250,000- 350,000 | 29 | 7.7 |
Above 350,000 | 13 | 3.4 |
Residential house | ||
Temporary | 32 | 8.5 |
Permanent | 346 | 91.5 |
Family size | ||
Small | 123 | 32.5 |
Large | 255 | 67.5 |
Number of children | ||
1 to 2 | 212 | 56.1 |
3 to 4 | 108 | 28.6 |
5 and above | 58 | 15.3 |
General homestead sanitation | ||
Good | 155 | 41.0 |
Poor | 223 | 59.0 |
Sources of water for domestic use | ||
Open source | 44 | 11.6 |
Protected | 97 | 25.7 |
Treated water | 237 | 62.7 |
Maternal Hand washing behavior | ||
Improper | 317 | 83.9 |
Proper | 61 | 16.1 |
Child characteristics | ||
Age (years) | ||
Less than 1 | 10 | 2.6 |
1.0 -2.9 | 197 | 52.1 |
3 and above | 171 | 45.2 |
Birth weight (kgs) | ||
Low birth weight | 25 | 6.6 |
Normal weight | 234 | 61.9 |
Big baby | 119 | 31.5 |
Cessation of Breastfeeding | ||
Early weaning | 230 | 60.8 |
Not early weaning | 148 | 39.1 |
Introduction of mixed feeds | ||
Less than 6 months | 44 | 11.6 |
6 months and above | 334 | 88.4 |
Rotavirus immunization | ||
Not immunized | 26 | 6.9 |
Partial | 115 | 30.4 |
Complete | 237 | 62.7 |