Table 3 Nutritional status characteristics of children 2–59 months age in Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 296 case and 592 controls)
Variables | Pneumonia status | |
|---|---|---|
Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) | |
Zinc Supplementation | ||
Yes | 58 (19.6) | 44 (7.4) |
No | 238 (80.4) | 448 (92.6) |
Current BF Status | ||
Yes | 168 (56.8) | 320 (54.1) |
No | 128 (43.2) | 272 (45.9) |
Birth to 6 months of breast feeding | ||
Exclusive BF | 280 (97.9) | 580 (99.3) |
Non-Exclusive BF | 16 (2.1) | 12 (0.7) |
Duration of BF | ||
No BF | 8 (2.7) | 14 (2.4) |
12 months or less | 142 (47.9) | 178 (30.1) |
13–24 months | 126 (42.6) | 350 (59.1) |
> 24 months | 20 (6.8) | 50 (8.4) |
Begin Complementary feeding | ||
Before 6 months | 28 (9.5) | 36 (6.1) |
After 6 months | 264 (90.5) | 556 (93.9) |
Nutritional status of the child | ||
Height for Age (HFA) | ||
Not stunting | 286 (96.6) | 570 (96.3) |
Stunting | 10 (3.4) | 22 (3.7) |
Weight for Age (WFA) | ||
Normal | 282 (95.3) | 566 (95.6) |
Underweight | 14 (4.7) | 26 (4.4) |
Weight for Height (WFH) | ||
Not Wasting | 284 (96.0) | 571(96.5) |
Wasting | 12 (4.0) | 21 (3.5) |
MUAC | ||
< 11 CM | 98 (33.1) | 160 (27.0) |
11–11.9 CM | 96 (32.4) | 194 (32.8) |
12 CM and above | 102 (34.5) | 238 (40.2) |