Table 2 Cross tabulation of child caring practice, maternal, environmental, and dietary diversity characteristics with underweight status among 6–59 months old children in Berahle woreda, Afar, Northern East Ethiopia, 2016
Variable | Category | Underweight status of the children | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||
Minimum dietary diversity | Meet | 40 (32.3) | 154 (63.1) | 194 (52.7) |
Not meet | 84 (67.7) | 90 (36.9) | 174 (47.3) | |
MMF (n = 198) | Not accepted | 29 (53.7) | 82 (56.9) | 111 (56.1) |
Accepted | 25 (46.3) | 62 (43.1) | 87 (43.9) | |
BCG vaccination | Yes | 31 (25) | 72 (29.5) | 103 (27) |
No | 93 (75) | 172 (70.5) | 265 (73) | |
Measles vaccination status (n = 310) | Vaccinated | 77 (67.5) | 123 (62.8) | 200 (64.5) |
Not vaccinated | 37 (32.5) | 73 (37.2) | 110 (35.5) | |
Mothers age | 15–24 | 25 (20.2) | 66 (27) | 91 (24.7) |
25–34 | 52 (41.9) | 114 (46.7) | 166 (45.1) | |
35–44 | 37 (29.8) | 60 (24.6) | 97 (26.4) | |
> 44 | 10 (8.1) | 4 (1.6) | 14 (3.8) | |
BMI | Underweight | 60 (48.4) | 36 (14.8) | 96 (26.1) |
Healthy weight | 60 (48.4) | 204 (83.6) | 264 (71.7) | |
Overweight | 4 (3.20 | 4 (1.6) | 8 (2.2) | |
Parity | 1 | 18 (14.5) | 42 (17.2) | 60 (16.3) |
2–3 | 33 (26.6) | 105 (43) | 1381 (37.5) | |
> 3 | 73 (58.9) | 97 (39.8) | 170 (46.2) | |
Birth interval (n = 322) | ≥ 3 | 16 (15.1) | 92 (42.6) | 108 (33.5) |
< 3 | 90 (84.9) | 124 (57.4) | 214 (66.5) | |
Source of water | Protected | 60 (48.4) | 180 (73.8) | 240 (65.2) |
Not protected | 64 (51.6) | 64 (26.2) | 128 (34.8) | |
Latrine availability | No | 82 (66.1) | 94 (38.5) | 176 (47.8) |
Yes | 42 (33.9) | 150 (61.5) | 192 (52.2) | |
Hand washing before food preparation. | No | 6 (4.8) | 12 (4.9) | 18 (4.8) |
Yes | 118 (95.2) | 232 (95.1) | 358 (95.2) | |
Hand washing before &after feeding | No | 10 (8.1) | 16 (6.6) | 26 (7) |
Yes | 114 (91.9) | 228 (93.4) | 342 (93) | |
Hand washing after toilet | No | 41 (33.1) | 72 (29.5) | 113 (30.7) |
Yes | 83 (66.9) | 172 (70.5) | 255 (69.3) | |
Hand washing after child cleaning | No | 62 (50) | 121 (49.6) | 183 (49.7) |
Yes | 62 (50) | 123 (50.4) | 185 (51.3) | |
Cereal | Yes | 124 (100) | 230 (94.2) | 354 (96.1) |
No | 0 | 14 (5.8) | 14 (3.9) | |
Legume and nut | Yes | 86 (65.6) | 136 (57.4) | 222 (60.3) |
No | 45 (34.4) | 101 (42.6) | 146 (39.7) | |
Dairy product | Yes | 84 (64) | 178 (75) | 262 (71.1) |
No | 47 (36) | 59 (25) | 106 (28.9) | |
Flesh food | Yes | 28 (21.3) | 84 (35.4) | 112 (30.5) |
No | 103 (78.7) | 153 (64.6) | 256 (69.5) | |
Egg | Yes | 6 (4.6) | 36 (15.2) | 42 (11.5) |
No | 125 (95.4) | 201 (84.8) | 326 (88.5) | |
Vitamin A rich fruit and veg | Yes | 14 (10.7) | 48 (20.3) | 62 (16.9) |
No | 117 (89.3) | 189 (79.7) | 306 (83.1) | |