Research Article

Associated Factors of Wasting among Infants and Young Children (IYC) in Kuyu District, Northern Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 2

Child characteristics.

VariablesFrequency (no.)Percent (%)

Sex of the study child
 Male32452.9
 Female28847.1
Age of the child
 6-1240666.3
 13-2320633.7
Place of delivery
 Home18730.6
 Health institution42569.4
Immunization
 Yes31751.8
 No29548.2
Diarrhoea
 Yes10617.3
 No50682.7
Edema
 Yes477.7
 No56592.3