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Table 2 HEP related characteristics of the households in Kalu district rural community, Northeast Ethiopia, 2021(n = 556)

From: The impact of Ethiopian community-based health extension program on diarrheal diseases among under-five children and factors associated with diarrheal diseases in the rural community of Kalu district, Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Heard about HEP

 Yes

554

99.60

 No

2

0.40

Sources of information (554)

 HAD

99

17.80

 WDA

88

15.80

 HEW

364

65.50

 Mass media

3

0.50

HEP status of the household

 Model household

182

32.70

 Non model household

374

67.30

Number of HEP packages

 Accurately mentioned

300

53.96

 Not accurately mentioned

240

43.16

 I don’t know

16

2.88

Home to home visit by health extension worker

 Yes

529

95.14

 No

27

4.86

Frequency of home visit

 No visit

27

4.90

 Less frequent visit

246

44.20

 Frequent visit

283

50.90

Health post visit by the community

 Yes

556

100.00

 No

0

0.00

  1. HAD Health Development Army, HEW Health Extension Worker, WDA Women Development Army