Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia

Table 4

Child caring practice in East Badawacho District, Hadiya zone, South Ethiopia, February 2014.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Breastfeed	Yes	419	84.5
	No	77	15.5
	Total	496	100.0
Initiation of BF	Immediately	218	52.0
	Hours	166	39.6
	Days	35	8.4
	Total	419	100.0
Feed colostrum	Yes	270	64.4
	No	149	35.6
	Total	419	100.0
Continuation of BF	12–23 months	187	44.6
	<11 months	117	27.9
	>24 months	115	27.4
	Total	419	100.0
Prelacteal feeding	No	415	83.7
	Yes	81	16.3
	Total	496	100.0
Initiation of CF	6–8 months	367	74.0
	<5 months	100	20.2
	>9 months	29	5.8
	Total	496	100.0
Frequency of feeding	<3 times	323	65.1
	≥4 times	173	34.9
	Total	496	100
Wash your hands feeding the child	Yes	472	95.2
	No	24	4.8
	Total	496	100
Bath taking of the child	Daily	348	70.2
	Weekly	148	29.8
	Total	496	100
Taking care of the baby feeding	Mother	450	90.7
	Sister	24	4.8
	Grand mother	13	2.6
	Housemaid	9	1.8
	Total	496	100
Immunization status	Yes	453	91.3
	No	43	8.7
	Total	496	100.0
Vitamin A	Yes	441	88.9
	No	55	11.1
	Total	496	100
Deworming	Yes	286	57.7
	No	210	42.3
	Total	496	100.0