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

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

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

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