Table 2 Clinical or biological factors of children and adolescents aged 5–14 year old attending paediatric outpatient in Wolaita sodo university comprehensive specialized hospital, Wolaita sodo, south Ethiopia, 2022
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Period of gestation | Full term | 315 | 75.5 |
Pre-term | 75 | 18.0 | |
Post term | 27 | 6.5 | |
Duration of labour | < 10 h | 243 | 58.3 |
≥ 10 h | 174 | 41.7 | |
Mode of delivery | Normal vaginal | 311 | 74.6 |
Vacuum delivery | 60 | 14.4 | |
Cesarean-section | 46 | 11.0 | |
Child exclusive breastfeeding method first six month | Bottle only | 90 | 21.6 |
Breast and bottle | 327 | 78.4 | |
Maternal substance use | Yes | 110 | 26.4 |
No | 307 | 73.6 | |
Alcohol | Yes | 43 | 10.3 |
No | 374 | 89.7 | |
Cigarette | Yes | 13 | 3.1 |
No | 404 | 96.9 | |
Khat | Yes | 32 | 7.7 |
No | 385 | 92.3 | |
Othersa | Yes | 26 | 6.2 |
No | 391 | 93.8 | |
Family history of elimination disorder | Yes | 122 | 29.3 |
No | 295 | 70.7 | |
Does child have snoring | Yes | 188 | 45.1 |
No | 229 | 54.9 |