Factors Associated with Anemia among Children Aged 6–23 Months Attending Growth Monitoring at Tsitsika Health Center, Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 3

Morbidity and health care related characteristics of children aged 6–23 months attending growth monitoring clinic at Tsitsika Health Center, Northeast Ethiopia, 2014 ().

Background characteristics	Frequencies	Percent (%)
Birth place of the child
Home	206	59.4
Health institution	141	40.6
Immunization status of the child
Partial immunization	246	70.9
Full immunization	101	29.1
ITN^* utilization
Yes	139	40.1
No	208	59.9
History of malaria infection
Yes	50	14.4
No	297	85.6
History of intestinal parasite in the past 2 weeks
Yes	11	3.2
No	336	96.8
History of diarrheal in the past 2 weeks
Yes	51	14.7
No	296	85.3
History of URTIs^** in the past 2 weeks
Yes	7	2.0
No	340	98.0

Note: ^*ITN: insecticide threatened bed nets.
^**URTIs: upper respiratory tract infections.