Table 2 Baseline demographic and socio-economic characteristics of participant in Southwest Ethiopia, 2019–2020
Variables | Category | Intervention(%),n= | Control (%),n= | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of mother/ caregiver | < 25 | 104 (36.7) | 97 (33.9) | 0.695 |
25–34 | 130 (45.9) | 133 (46.5) | ||
> = 35 | 49 (17.3) | 56 (19.6) | ||
Marital status | Single | 23 (8.1) | 17 (5.9) | 0.685 |
Married | 239 (84.5) | 245 (85.7) | ||
Widowed | 7 (2.5) | 10 (3.5) | ||
Divorced | 14 (4.9) | 14 (4.9) | ||
Divorced | Â | Â | Â | |
Educational status of mothers/caregiver | Can’t read and write | 50 (17.7) | 41 (14.3) | 0.621 |
Can read and write | 25 (8.8) | 25 (8.7) | ||
Grade 1–4 | 50 (17.7) | 41 (14.3) | ||
Grade 5–8 | 79 (27.9) | 88 (30.8) | ||
Grade 9–12 | 68 (24.0) | 75 (26.2) | ||
Tertiary education | 11 (3.9) | 16 (5.6) | ||
Occupation of the mothers/ caregiver | Housewife | 230 (81.3) | 225 (78.7) | 0.631 |
Merchant | 33 (11.7) | 32 (11.2) | ||
Government employee | 12 (4.2) | 18 (6.3) | ||
Others* | 8 (2.8) | 11 (3.8) | ||
Family size | < 5 | 220 (77.7) | 212 (74.1) | 0.314 |
> = 5 | 63 (22.3) | 74 (25.9) | ||
Age of the child in month | 24–35 | 128 (45.2) | 122 (42.7) | 0.731 |
36–47 | 97 (34.3) | 107 (37.4) | ||
48–59 | 58 (20.5) | 57 (19.9) | ||
Sex of the child | Male | 150 (53.0) | 141 (49.3) | 0.377 |
Female | 133 (47.0) | 145 (50.7) | ||
ANC follow up | Yes | 272 (96.1) | 262 (91.6) | 0.025 |
No | 11 (3.9) | 24 (8.4) | ||
Place of deliver | Health facility | 218 (77.0) | 213 (74.5) | 0.477 |
At Home | 65 (23.0) | 73 (25.5) | ||
Vaccination status | Incomplete | 77 (27.2) | 76 (26.6) | Â |
Complete | 206 (72.8) | 210 (73.4) | ||
Had diarrhea | Yes | 79 (27.9) | 87 (30.4) | 0.511 |
No | 204 (72.1) | 199 (69.6) | ||
Had fever | Yes | 76 (26.9) | 119 (41.6) | 0.0604 |
No | 207 (73.1) | 167 (58.4) | ||
Had ARI | Yes | 62 (21.9) | 110 (38.5) | 0.0001 |
No | 221 (78.1) | 176 (61.5) | ||
Household food security | Food secure | 98 (34.6) | 101 (35.3) | 0.864 |
Food insecure | 185 (65.4) | 185 (64.7) | Â | |
Household Wealth index | Lowest | 92 (32.5) | 105 (36.7) | 0.572 |
Second | 19 (6.7) | 19 (6.6) | ||
Meddle | 74 (26.1) | 64 (22.4) | ||
Fourth | 54 (19.1) | 62 (21.7) | ||
highest | 44 (15.5) | 36 (12.0) | ||
Source of drinking water | Improved water | 149 (54.8) | 141 (50.9) | 0.363 |
Non improved water | 123 (45.2) | 136 (49.1) | ||
Sanitation | Improved | 176 (64.7) | 195 (70.4) | 0.154 |
Non improved | 96 (35.30 | 82 (29.6) | ||
DDS | < 4 food group | 154 (54.4) | 151 (52.8) | 0.698 |
> = 4 food group | 129 (45.6) | 135 (47.2) |