Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors of Home-Based Management of Diarrhea among Caregivers of Children Attending Under-Five Clinic in Fagita Lekoma District, Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of caregivers attending under-five clinic in the Fagita Lekoma district, Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 ().

Variables	Frequency ()	Percent
Age
15–24	93	25.1
25–35	179	48.4
36–45	57	15.4
>45	41	11.1
Sex
Female	358	96.8
Male	12	3.2
Religion
Orthodox	369	99.7
Other	1	0.3
Marital status
Married	319	86.2
Single	19	5.1
Widowed	10	2.7
Divorced	22	5.9
Educational status
Illiterate	217	58.6
Primary school (1–8)	56	15.1
Secondary school (9–12)	42	11.4
College/university	55	14.9
Occupation
Housewife	242	65.4
Government employee	62	16.8
Private employee	12	3.2
Daily laborer	35	9.5
Merchant	14	3.8
Farmer	5	1.4
Ethnicity
Amhara	26	7.1
Awi	342	92.4
Other	2	0.5
Number of children
1-2	236	63.8
3-4	118	31.9
>4	16	4.3
Diarrhea in the last
<2 weeks	97	26.2
2 weeks to 1 month	80	21.6
1 month to 2 months	72	19.5
2 months to 3 months	121	32.7