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