Diarrhea Prevention Practice and Associated Factors among Caregivers of Under-Five Children in Enemay District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Knowledge distribution of caregivers about under-five diarrhea prevention in Enemay district, northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable name	Category	Frequency	Percent
Information on diarrhea	Yes	249	62.6
	No	149	37.4
Awareness on frequency of diarrhea	Watery diarrhea once in a day	137	34.4
	Watery diarrhea twice in day	95	23.9
	Watery diarrhea three times in a day	78	19.6
	Watery diarrhea four times in a day	88	22.1
Sign and symptom of diarrhea	Vomiting	118	29.6
	Fever	130	32.7
	Dehydration	163	40.9
	Appetite loss	176	44.2
	Weakness	144	36.2
	Watery diarrhea	261	65.6
Cause of diarrhea	Insects	99	24.9
	Contaminated water	262	65.8
	Contaminated food	279	70.1
	Bad sprit	76	19.1
	Poor sanitation	197	49.5
	Bad smell	64	16.1
Type of diarrhea you know	Bloody	116	29.1
	Watery with no blood	282	70.9
Diarrhea treatment	No treatment	37	31.9
	Homemade ORS	33	28.4
	Took to health facility	36	31.1
	Visit traditional healer and others	10	8.6
Prevention of diarrhea	Breastfeeding	173	43.5
	Eat safe food	202	50.8
	Use latrine	218	54.8
	Immunization	182	45.7
	Hand washing	205	51.5