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Table 5 Undernutrition by diarrhoea as function of hand washing with soap before feeding child

From: Complementary feeding practices among mothers and nutritional status of infants in Akpabuyo Area, Cross River State Nigeria

Diarrhoea

Hand washing with soap before feeding child

Wasting

Underweight

Stunting

%

Total

p

%

Total

p

%

Total

p

Yes

Yes

25.9

58

0.006

26.2

61

0.007

19.7

61

0.442

No

50.0

64

 

49.3

67

 

25.4

67

 

No

Yes

20.4

103

0.604

30.0

110

0.865

29.1

110

0.198

No

23.5

85

 

31.1

90

 

21.1

90