Research Article
Hygiene and Sanitation Practices and the Risk of Morbidity among Children 6–23 Months of Age in Kumbungu District, Ghana
Table 4
Child feeding and hygiene practices among the mothers/caregivers of the children.
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
| Person who feeds the child | Mother | 254 (84.7) | Other | 46 (15.3) |
| Caregiver washes hands with or without soap after defecating | Yes | 276 (92) | No | 24 (8) |
| Caregiver washes hands with soap after defecating | Yes | 158 (52.7) | No | 142 (47.3) |
| Caregiver washes hands with or without soap before feeding child | Yes | 290 (96.7) | No | 8 (2.7) |
| Caregiver washes hands with soap before feeding | Yes | 195 (65) | No | 105 (35) |
| Child’s hands washed with or without soap before feeding | Yes | 287 (95.7) | No | 13 (4.3) |
| Child’s hands are washed with soap before feeding | Yes | 187 (62.3) | No | 113 (37.7) |
| Is child bottle fed? | Yes | 72 (24.0) | No | 228 (76.0) |
| Is child still breastfeeding? | Yes | 244 (81.6) | No | 55 (18.4) |
| Child dietary intake meets minimum dietary diversity (DDS ≥ 4) | Yes | 85 (28.3) | No | 215 (71.7) | Dietary diversity score (mean ± SD) | 2.0 ± 1.8 |
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