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

Table 3

Under-five caregivers’ diarrhea prevention practice in Enemay district, northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable name	Category	Frequency	Percent
Water treatment	Boiling	95	23.9
	Chlorine	249	62.6
	Filter with close	14	3.5
	Nothing	40	10.1
	After toilet visit	272	68.3
Hand washing	Before food preparation	199	50
	Before meal	259	65.1
	After any cleaning	212	50.3
	Before feeding/breastfeeding	151	37.9
	After child cleaning	139	9.8
Hand hygiene materials	Water only	164	41.2
	Water with ash	129	32.4
	Water with soap	105	26.4
Was the latrine clean?	Yes	200	73.0
	No	74	27.0
Exclusive breastfeeding	>6 month	127	31.9
	6 month	251	63.1
	<6 month	20	5.0
Immunization status	Completed	354	88.9
	Not completed	44	11.1
Initiation of first breast milk	Within 1 hour	282	70.8
	After 1 hour	116	29.2