Table 3 Nutritional and child care related factor to pneumonia among under five in Hiwot Fana Specialized Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 115 cases and 232 controls)
Variables | Categories | Pneumonia | |
|---|---|---|---|
Case n(%) | Control n (%) | ||
Vaccination status | fully vaccinated | 42 (36.5) | 124 (53.4) |
Up-to-date | 36 (31.3) | 80 (34.5) | |
Unvaccinated | 37 (32.2) | 28 (12.1) | |
Breast feeding practice (birth to 6 months) | Exclusive breast feeding | 79 (68.7) | 203 (87.5) |
Mixed | 36 (31.3) | 29 (12.5) | |
Vitamin A supplementation | Yes | 72 (62.6) | 142 (61.2) |
No | 43 (37.4) | 90 (38.8) | |
Zinc supplementation | No | 49 (42.6) | 80 (34.4) |
Yes | 66 (57.4) | 152(65.5) | |
Weight for height (WFH) | Wasted | 24(20.9) | 61 (26.3) |
Normal | 91 (79.1) | 171 (73.7) | |
Weight for age (WFA) | Underweight | 23(20.0) | 55 (23.7) |
Normal | 92 (80.0) | 177(76.3) | |
Place of delivery | Home | 41 (35.7) | 57 (24.6) |
public institution | 73 (63.5) | 165 (71.1) | |
private institution | 1 (0.9) | 10 (4.3) | |
Child’s care giver at home | Parental care | 103 (89.6) | 201 (86.6) |
Home care giver | 12 (10.4) | 31 (13.4) | |