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Table 5 Practices of respondents towards childhood diarrhea prevention and control at the selected public health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015

From: Resistance pattern and maternal knowledge, attitude and practices of suspected Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among children under 5 years of age in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Variables

Frequency (%)

Exclusive breast feeding

234 (92.5)

Oral rehydration solutions

230 (90.9)

Any fluid intake in addition to ORS

226 (89.3)

Anti-diarrheal treatment

31 (12.3)

Antibiotics treatment

13 (5.1)

Traditional medicines

1 (0.4)

Do not use

2 (0.8)

  1. Note: Percentages do not add up to 100 because of multiple responses