Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the pre-school children in rural Wadla district, northern Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency (n = 596) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of children | ||
Male | 301 | 50.5 |
Female | 295 | 49.5 |
Age of children in months (kebele registration book) | ||
12–24 | 208 | 34.9 |
25–36 | 102 | 17.10 |
37–48 | 129 | 21.6 |
49–59 | 157 | 26.3 |
Current breast-feeding status of children | ||
Yes | 239 | 40.1 |
No | 357 | 59.9 |
Face washing frequency of children (self-report) | ||
2 or more times per a day | 108 | 18.1 |
Once daily | 79 | 13.3 |
2 to 6 times per week | 149 | 25 |
Once weekly | 167 | 28 |
Stays unwashed for longer than a week. | 93 | 15.6 |
Habit of child bathing for at least one times per a week (self-report) | ||
Yes | 445 | 74.7 |
No | 151 | 25.3 |
Use of soap for face washing(self-report) | ||
Yes | 264 | 44.3 |
No | 332 | 55.7 |
Use of soap for hand washing(self-report) | ||
Yes | 254 | 42.6 |
No | 342 | 57.4 |
Face of children on observation (observation) | ||
Clean face | 280 | 47 |
Ocular discharge | 89 | 14.9 |
Nasal discharge | 75 | 12.6 |
Flies on the face of child | 10.6 | |
Ocular and nasal discharge | 34 | 5.7 |
Ocular and nasal discharge and flies on the face | 55 | 9.2 |
Presence of another eye problem(self-report) | ||
Yes | 146 | 24.5 |
No | 450 | 75.5 |
Type of eye problem (n = 146) | ||
Discharge | 96 | 65.6 |
Itching | 8 | 5.3 |
Excessive tear | 25 | 17.1 |
Redness of eye | 18 | 12.2 |
Took drug during mass drug administration in the last year(self-report) | ||
Yes | 515 | 86.4 |
No | 81 | 13.6 |