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 4

Zinc supplementation for home management of diarrhea among caregivers of under-five children’s in urban and rural resident of Doba woreda, Ethiopia.

Variables	Category	Residence		Total (n=559)
		Urban(n=184)	Rural(n=375)
		No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
Heard about Zinc?	Yes	152(82.6)	141(37.6)	293(52.4)
	No	32(17.4)	234(62.4)	266(47.6)
Duration to give zinc?	Until diarrhea stops	24(13.0)	42(11.2)	66(11.8)
	<10 days	19(10.3)	42(11.2)	61(10.9)
	10-14 days	103(56.0)	39(10.4)	142(25.4)
	≥15 days	1(.5)	5(1.3)	6(1.1)
	Don’t know/don’t answer	37(20.2)	247(65.9)	284(50.8)
Importance of zinc?	To shorten Duration	130(70.7)	115(30.7)	245(43.9)
	To stop diarrhea	14(9.6)	17(6.5)	31(8.5)
	Don’t know/don’t answer	32(19.7)	234(62.8)	266(47.6)