Research Article
Associated Factors of Wasting among Infants and Young Children (IYC) in Kuyu District, Northern Oromia, Ethiopia
| Variables | Frequency (no.) | Percent (%) |
| Sex of the study child | | | Male | 324 | 52.9 | Female | 288 | 47.1 | Age of the child | | | 6-12 | 406 | 66.3 | 13-23 | 206 | 33.7 | Place of delivery | | | Home | 187 | 30.6 | Health institution | 425 | 69.4 | Immunization | | | Yes | 317 | 51.8 | No | 295 | 48.2 | Diarrhoea | | | Yes | 106 | 17.3 | No | 506 | 82.7 | Edema | | | Yes | 47 | 7.7 | No | 565 | 92.3 |
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