The Magnitude of Wasting and Associated Factors among Children Aged 2-5 Years in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Child’s birth-related and health care characteristics in previous two weeks before the interview of the index child in Wonago district from December 19^th to 23^th ().

Variable	Frequency (%)
Place of birth of the child	3273 (100)
Home	1886 (57.6)
Health institution	1372 (41.9)
Other	15 (0.5)
Child’s birth order group	3273 (100)
<6	3037 (92.8)
≥6	236 (7.2)
Mean (±SD)	2.94 (1.64)
Birth interval category preceding the child	2562 (100)
≤2 years	1364 (53.2)
>2 years	1198 (46.8)
Mean (±SD)	2.43 (0.94)
No. of U5 other than the child	1684 (100)
1 child	1420 (84.3)
>1 child	264 (15.7)
Mean (±SD)	0.6 (0.65)
Current deworming status of the child	3273 (100)
Yes	3273 (100)
No	0 (0.0)
Previous deworming frequency	3273 (100)
0	606 (18.5)
1	417 (12.7)
2	912 (27.9)
3	1306 (39.9)
4	32 (1.0)
Mean (±SD)	1.92 (1.14)
Any type of vaccine experience	3273 (100)
Yes	3273 (100)
No	0 (0.0)
BCG	3273 (100)
Yes	3256 (99.5)
No	17 (0.5)
Polio0	3273 (100)
Yes	3256 (99.5)
No	17 (0.5)
Polio1	3273 (100)
Yes	3256 (99.5)
No	17 (0.5)
Polio2	3273 (100)
Yes	3256 (99.5)
No	17 (0.5)
Penta1	3273 (100)
Yes	3255 (99.5)
No	18 (0.5)
Penta2	3273 (100)
Yes	3255 (99.5)
No	18 (0.5)
Penta3	3273 (100)
Yes	3255 (99.5)
No	17 (0.5)
Measles	3273 (100)
Yes	3244 (99.1)
No	29 (0.9)
Any other type of vaccine	3273 (100)
Yes	210 (6.4)
No	3063 (93.6)
Diarrhea experience	3273 (100)
Yes	197 (6.0)
No	3076 (94.0)
ARI experience	3273 (100)
Yes	188 (5.7)
No	3085 (94.3)
Fever experience	3273 (100)
Yes	362 (11.1)
No	2911 (88.9)

: number; SD: standard deviation; BCG: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine; Penta: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccine; ARI: acute respiratory infection.