Table 2 Distribution of nutritional characteristics among mothers of cases and controls in public health facilities of Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Cases | Controls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Height (cm) | |||
 < 150 | 22 (23.7) | 23 (12.4) | 45 (16.1) |
 > =150 | 71 (76.3) | 163 (87.6) | 234 (83.9) |
MUAC (cm) | |||
 < 23 | 49 (52.7) | 25 (13.4) | 74 (26.5) |
 > =23 | 44 (47.3) | 161 (86.6) | 205 (73.5) |
Iron and folate supplementation | |||
 Yes | 64 (68.8) | 166 (89.2) | 230 (82.4) |
 No | 29 (31.2) | 20 (10.8) | 49 (17.6) |
Any multivitamin use | |||
 Yes | 9 (9.7) | 36 (19.4) | 45 (16.1) |
 No | 84 (90.3) | 150 (80.6) | 234 (83.9) |
Nutritional counseling during pregnancy | |||
 Yes | 40 (43.0) | 153 (82.3) | 193 (69.2) |
 No | 53 (57.0) | 33 (17.7) | 86 (30.8) |
Additional food intake during pregnancy | |||
 Yes | 34 (36.6) | 134 (72) | 168 (60.2) |
 No | 59 (63.4) | 52 (28) | 111 (39.8) |
MDD-Wa | |||
 inadequate | 87 (93.5) | 117 (62.9) | 204 (73.1) |
 adequate | 6 (6.5) | 69 (37.1) | 75 (26.9) |
Anemia present | |||
 Yes (Hb < 11 g/dl) | 30 (32.3) | 17 (9.1) | 47 (16.8) |
 No (Hb ≥11 g/dl) | 63 (67.7) | 169 (90.9) | 232 (83.2) |
Eating out of home | |||
 Yes | 81 (87.1) | 167 (89.8) | 248 (88.9) |
 No | 12 (12.9) | 19 (10.2) | 31 (11.1) |
Khat chewing | |||
 Yes | 33 (35.5) | 50 (26.9) | 83 (29.7) |
 No | 60 (64.5) | 136 (73.1) | 196 (70.3) |
Alcohol consumption | |||
 Yes | 5 (5.4) | 15 (8.1) | 20 (7.2) |
 No | 88 (94.6) | 171 (91.9) | 259 (92.8) |