Exclusive breastfeeding and rotavirus vaccination are associated with decreased diarrheal morbidity among under-five children in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants in Bahir Dar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2015

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of mothers in years
15–24	186	33.6
25–35	292	52.8
> 35	75	13.6
Current marital status
Married	445	80.5
Unmarried	108	19.5
Religion
Orthodox	403	72.9
Muslim	100	18.1
Protestant and Catholic	50	9.0
Age of child
0–6 months	105	19.0
7–24 months	230	41.6
> 24 months	218	39.4
Sex of child
Male	283	51.2
Female	270	48.8
Monthly income of household
≤ 600	221	40.0
601–2000	156	28.2
≥ 2001	176	31.8
Mothers educational status
Uneducated	93	16.8
Educated	460	83.2
Mothers occupation
Housewife	212	38.3
Employed and private business	341	61.7
Latrine availability
No	46	8.3
Yes	507	91.7
Sanitation facilities
Improved sanitation facilities*	231	41.77
Unimproved sanitation facilities**	322	58.23
Availability of solid waste facility
No	110	19.9
Yes	443	80.1
Hand washing facility near toilet
No	393	71.1
Yes	160	28.9
Availability of liquid waste facility
No	371	67.1
Yes	182	32.9
Source of water
Improved drinking water sources¹	455	82.2
Unimproved drinking water sources²	98	17.8
Protected spring water	1	.2
Unprotected well, spring and surface water	32	5.8
Trend of using toilet
Always	465	84.1
Rarely	46	8.3
Not at all	42	7.6
Hand wash practice
No	128	23.1
Yes	425	76.9
Rotavirus vaccine dose 1
No	185	33.5
Yes	368	66.5
Rotavirus vaccine dose 2
No	199	36.0
Yes	354	64.0
Antenatal care
No	99	17.9
Yes	454	82.1
Exclusive breastfeeding
No	157	28.4
Yes	396	71.6
Current breastfeeding status
Breast milk only	92	16.6
Partially	327	59.1
No breast feed currently	134	24.2

*Pour-flush latrine, ventilated improved pit latrine, **Open pit latrine, communal and open filed
¹Pipe, protected well and protected spring water a, ²Unprotected well, spring and surface water