Research Article
Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Table 4
Health-related problems of the study participants living in Amba Giorgis town, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 484).
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
| Febrile illness in the last one year | No | 368 | 76 | Yes | 116 | 24 |
| Using tape water for drinking | Yes | 404 | 83.3 | No | 80 | 16.5 |
| Using pond water for drinking | No | 415 | 85.7 | Yes | 69 | 14.3 |
| Using spring water for drinking | No | 366 | 75.6 | Yes | 118 | 24.4 |
| Functional house hold latrine availability | Yes | 339 | 70 | No | 145 | 30 |
| VA capsule intake for the last 1 year | Yes | 267 | 55.2 | No | 217 | 44.8 |
| Immunization status | Immunized | 415 | 85.7 | Nonimmunized | 69 | 14.3 |
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