Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Environmental and health-care characteristics of children aged 5 to 59 months in Merhabete woreda, Ethiopia, 2017 ().

Variable,	Category	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
ANC follow-up	No	186	45.4
	1 times	82	20
	2-3 times	14	3.4
	4 times	128	31.2
Place of delivery	Health center	40	9.8
	Hospital	330	80.5
	Privet health center	18	4.4
	Home	22	5.3
PNC follow-up	Yes	134	32.7
	No	276	67.3
Birth weight	<2.5 kg	162	39.5
	2.5–4 kg	211	51.5
	>4 kg	15	3.7
	Unknown	22	5.4
Immunization status	Yes	133	32.4
	No	277	67.6
Category of vaccination	Fully vaccinated	93	22.7
	Currently on vaccination	40	9.8
	Not fully vaccinated	277	67.5
Had recurrent diarrhoea in the past 2 weeks	Yes	168	41
	No	242	59
Diarrhoea within 2 weeks	Yes	166	40.5
	No	244	59.5
Main source of water	Private tap/stand pipe	138	33.7
	Public tap/stand pipe	265	64.6
	Hand pump water	5	1.2
	Protected dwelling	2	0.5
Toilet facility availability	Yes	331	80.7
	No	79	19.3