Table 2 Prevalence of stunting and diarrhea, and Height for Age among irrigation and non-irrigation users in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Characteristics | Irrigated | Non-irrigated | Total | Chi-square (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fre. | percent | Fre. | percent | Â | Â | |
Child Stunting status | ||||||
 Stunted | 191 | 32.8 | 234 | 40.2 | 425 (36.5) | 6.85 (0.009) |
 Not stunted | 391 | 67.2 | 348 | 59.8 | 739 (63.5) |  |
Initiation of Breast-feeding | ||||||
 Within 1 h | 369 | 63.4 | 337 | 57.9 | 706 (60.7) | 3.69 (0.05) |
 More than 1 h | 213 | 36.6 | 245 | 42.1 | 458 (39.3) |  |
Age start complementary feeding | ||||||
  ≥ 6 months | 518 | 89.0 | 430 | 73.9 | 948 (81.4) | 44.02(< 0.001) |
  < 6 months | 64 | 11.0 | 152 | 26.1 | 216 (18.6) |  |
Child sex | ||||||
 Male | 292 | 50.2 | 314 | 54.0 | 606 (52.1) | 1.67 (0.197) |
 Female | 290 | 49.8 | 268 | 46.0 | 558 (47.9) |  |
Child age | ||||||
  < 12 months | 33 | 5.7 | 86 | 14.8 | 119 (10.2) | 65.66(< 0.001) |
 12–23 months | 81 | 13.9 | 119 | 20.4 | 200 (17.2) |  |
 24–35 months | 143 | 24.6 | 175 | 30.1 | 318 (27.3) |  |
 36–47 months | 166 | 28.5 | 119 | 20.4 | 285 (24.5) |  |
 48–60 months | 159 | 27.3 | 83 | 14.3 | 242 (20.8) |  |
Had diarrhea | ||||||
 Yes | 99 | 17.0 | 119 | 20.4 | 218 (18.7) | 2.26 (0.133) |
 No | 483 | 83.0 | 463 | 79.6 | 946 (81.3) |  |
Had Fever | ||||||
 Yes | 105 | 18.0 | 132 | 22.7 | 237 (20.4) | 3.86 (0.049) |
 No | 477 | 82.0 | 450 | 77.3 | 927 (79.6) |  |