Characteristics
Frequency
Percent
Child sex
Male
410
50.0
Female
410
50.0
Child age(In months)
6-11
77
9.4
12-23
172
21.0
24-35
184
22.4
36-47
185
22.6
48-59
202
24.6
Place of delivery
Home
652
79.5
Health facility
168
20.5
Gestational Age at birth
Less than 9 months
33
4.0
At 9 months
549
67.0
Greater than 9 months
238
29.0
Types of birth
Single
797
97.2
Twin
23
2.8
Still breastfeed child
Yes
484
59.0
No
336
41.0
Reason for not feed breast(n=336)
Maternal health problems
45
5.5
Refusal of child
212
25.9
Maternal pregnancy
79
9.6
Diarrhea
Yes
212
25.9
No
608
74.1
Frequency of diarrhea per year
1 episode
40
4.9
2 episode
50
6.1
3-4episode
102
12.4
≥5episode
20
2.4
Fever
Yes
55
6.7
No
765
93.3
ARI
Yes
48
5.9
No
772
94.1
Measles
Yes
19
2.3
No
801
97.7
Table 2:
Characteristics of children age 6-59 months at Hidabu Abote District, North shewa zone, Oromia, September 2012(n=820).
