Research Article
Feeding Practice during Diarrheal Episode among Children Aged between 6 to 23 Months in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Health related condition of study population in Mirab Abaya district, Gamo Gofa Zone, SNNPR, March 2016.
| Variable | Number | Percent |
| Place of delivery | | | Health institution | 524 | 79.3 | Home | 137 | 20.7 | Have Information about feeding practice during diarrheal episode | | | Yes | 432 | 65.4 | No | 229 | 34.6 | Frequency of diarrhea in last one month | | | 1 time | 379 | 57.3 | 2 time | 194 | 29.3 | 3 time | 88 | 13.3 | Seek medical care during the illness | | | Yes | 567 | 85.8 | No | 94 | 14.2 | Number of ANC follow-ups | | | < 4 times | 259 | 39.2 | 4 times | 402 | 60.8 | Immunization status | | | Completed | 507 | 76.7 | Up-to-date | 154 | 23.3 | Feeding practice during diarrheal episode | | | Increase food & fluid | 467 | 70.7 | Not increase food & fluid | 194 | 29.3 |
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