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Table 3 Maternal health practice during treatment of severe acute malnutrition among children at OTP in North Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n=389)

From: Time to recovery and determinants of severe acute malnutrition among 6–59 months children treated at outpatient therapeutic programme in North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow up study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Child breastfeeding status

 No

77

19.79

 Yes

311

80.21

Immunization

 Fully immunized

129

33.16

 Partially immunized

120

30.84

 Not yet vaccinated

140

36.00

Merits of breastfeeding for mother and child

 For child growth

101

25.96

 For child health

164

42.16

 For child food

100

25.71

 For comfort

19

4.88

 Other**

5

1.29

Starting period of complementary foods

 0–3 months

17

4.37

 4–5 months

44

11.32

 At 6 months

268

68.89

 > = 7 months

30

7.71

 I don’t know

30

7.71

  1. I don’t know* not checked about his/her breastfeeding status during interviewed.
  2. Other** the merits for mental health, for skill, knowledge