Research Article

Assessment of Poor Home Management Practice of Diarrhea and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Under-Five Years Children in Urban and Rural Residents of Doba Woreda, Ethiopia: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Knowledge and attitude of feeding practice among caregivers of under-five children’s in urban and rural resident of Doba woreda, Ethiopia.

VariablesCategoryResidenceTotal (n=559)
Urban(n=184)Rural(n=375)
No. (%)No. (%)No. (%)

Feeding aggravate diarrhea?No172(93.5)343(91.5)515(92.2)
Yes12(6.5)32(8.5)44(7.8)

Breast feeding is important during diarrhea?Yes166(90.2)288(76.8)454(81.2)
No15(8.2)74(19.7)89(15.9)
Don’t know3(1.6)13(3.5)16(2.9)

Do you Withhold any type of food?Yes8(4.3)24(6.4)32(5.7)
No176(95.7)351(93.6)527(94.3)

Did you hear of yogurt as home management of diarrhea?Yes44(23.9)81(21.6)125(22.2)
No140(76.1)293(78.4)433(77.8)

Yogurt is used as home management for diarrhea?Yes39(21.2)74(19.7)113(20.2)
No145(78.8)301(80.3)446(79.8)

What do you feel about the importance of yogurt?Good44(23.9)77(20.5)121(21.6)
Not good0(.0)3(.8)3(.5)
Nothing0(.0)2(.5)2(.4)
Don’t know140(76.1)293(78.2)433(77.5)

Did you hear about Rice water?Yes58(31.5)154(41.1)212(37.9)
No126(68.5)221(58.9)347(62.1)

What do you feel about the importance of rice water?Good55(29.9)150(40.1)205(36.7)
Not good3(1.6)0(.0)3(.4)
Nothing0(.0)2(.5)2(.4)
Don’t know126(68.5)223(59.4)349(62.5)