Prevalence of pneumonia and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in Angolela Tera district, North Shoa, Ethiopia, 2021, community-based cross-sectional study

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Table 3 Dietary characteristics of children among 6–59 months in Angolalla Tera district

Variable, N = 414	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Ever breastfed child	Yes	380	91.8
Ever breastfed child	No	34	8.2
Time for initiation of breast feed (n = 380)	Within 1 h	176	46.3
	Within 24 h	194	51.1
	> 24 h	10	2.6
Child fed colostrum (n = 380)	Yes	294	77.3
Child fed colostrum (n = 380)	No	86	22.7
Prelacteal feeding	Yes	134	32.4
Prelacteal feeding	No	280	67.6
Age complementary food started	At 6 month	281	67.9
	Before 6 month	107	25.8
	Above 6 month	26	6.3
Method of child feeding	Spoon	117	28.3
	Cup	140	33.8
	Hand	138	33.3
	Bottle	19	4.6
Cough within the last 2 week	Yes	231	55.8
Cough within the last 2 week	No	183	44.2
Fast breath and chest in drawing	Yes	125	30.2
Fast breath and chest in drawing	No	289	69.8