Research Article

Magnitude of Child Food Insecurity, Its Association with Child Immunization and Huosehold wealth Status, and Coping Strategies In Dabat Demographic and Surveillance System North West Ethiopia

Table 2

Maternal and child health service utilization and child feeding practice in Dabat HDSS site, Dabat district, North West Ethiopia: April 2019.

VariablesCategoryFrequencyPercentage

ANC visit during last pregnancyYes465065.86
No2,41134.14

No. of ANC visitOne visit2515.4
Two visits87018.7
Three visits1,68236.18
Four visits1,37429.56
Five and above47210.16

Place of ANC visit during last pregnancyHospital47210.57
Health center4,07587.63
Others831.80

TT vaccine during last pregnancyYes3,57876.95
No95320.50
Do not remember1192.54

Iron supplementation during last pregnancyYes4,11588.49
No53511.51

Vit A supp. during last pregnancyYes3738.02
No427791.98

Place of delivery during the last pregnancyHome4,92969.81
Health post660.94
Health center1,70524.15
Hospital2693.80
Others921.30

PNC service during last pregnancyYes00
No7,061100.00

Child vaccinatedYes6,75595.67
No3064.33

BCG vaccineYes5,28778.27
No1,46821.73

Polio 0Yes2,08930.92
No4,66669.08

Polio 1Yes6,45295.52
No3034.48

Polio 2Yes6,22992.01
No5267.99

Polio 3Yes5,48781.23
No1,26818.77

Penta1Yes6,22992.21
No5267.79

Penta2Yes6,03189.28
No72410.72

Penta3Yes5,15576.31
No1,60023.69

Rota 1Yes2,62138.80
No4,13461.20

Rota 2Yes2,37435.15
No4,38164.85

Rota 3Yes1,17817.44
No5,57782.56

PCV1Yes3,74655.45
No3,00944.55

PCV2Yes3,61553.51
No3,14046.49

PCV3Yes3,20647.46
No3,54952.54

MeaslesYes4,31863.92
No2,43736.08

Vit A in the last 12 monthsYes3,64954.01
No2,98244.15
Not remembered1241.84

Deworming in the last 6 monthsYes2,61637.05
No4,35661.69
Not remembered891.26

Ever breast feedingYes6,95798.53
No861.22
Not remembered170.25

History of initiation of BFWithin one hr4,13658.58
1-24 hrs1,80625.58
After 24 hrs1,04514.79
Do not remember741.05

Fate of colostrumGiven for baby4,82868.37
Discoursed2,09329.64
Not remembered1401.99

History of prelacteal feedingNo5,79682.08
Yes1,18916.84
Do no remembered761.08

Period of exclusive BF<6 months5417.67
6 months4,19159.35
7-12 months2,14130.32
>1 year1882.66

Currently on BFYes3,78353.57
No3,27846.43

Period of BF≤1 year6709.49
13-23 months83411.81
Two years2,23131.60
>2 years3,32647.10

Age at introduction of supplementary foodBefore 6 months6709.49
At 6 months4,03557.14
7-11 months99114.04
At one year1,13516.07
After one year2303.26

Frequency of eating per 24 hrs of the last day1-2 times95913.58
3 times2,24331.77
4 times1,97928.03
>5 times1,87926.61

Ways of child feedingAlone1,66223.54
With family5,39976.46

Ways of child food preparationWith adult’s food1,171924.34
With old children’s food99014.02
Alone4,30560.97
After adult’s food380.54
Before old children’s food90.13