Explanatory variables Case  N(%)  =102 Control N (%) =201
Immunization of pentavalent    
  Yes 70 (68.62) 177(88.05)
   No 32 (31.37) 24(11.95)
Immunization of measles    
   Yes 61(59.80) 164(81.59)
    No 41(40.20) 37(18.41)
Health problem      
    Yes 80(78.40) 108(53.73)
    No 22(21.60) 93(46.27)
Diarrhea in two weeks    
    Yes 39(38.23) 44(21.89)
   No 63(61.77) 157(78.11)
Has fever  in two weeks    
   Yes 26(25.49) 23(11.44)
  No 76(74.51) 178(88.56)
Has measles case in the year    
   Yes 5(4.90) 1(0.49)
   No 97(95.10) 200(99.51)
Frequency of diarrhea    
   Less than three per year 60(58.82) 82(80.40)
  Greater than three per year 18(41.18) 10(19.60)
Table 2: Child characteristics and caring practices of cases and control in machakel woreda Ethiopia, 2013.