Table 2 Child, household and community characteristics of children aged 6–23 months, Dabat, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 1034)
From: Dietary diversity and meal frequency among infant and young children: a community based study
variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age of a child | ||
6–11 month | 418 | 40.4 |
12–17 month | 309 | 29.9 |
18–23 month | 307 | 29.7 |
Birth order | ||
First | 215 | 20.8 |
Second to fifth | 675 | 65.3 |
Above fifth | 144 | 13.9 |
Age when complementary feeding was started | ||
0–5 months | 92 | 8.9 |
6 months | 433 | 41.9 |
7–11 months | 395 | 38.2 |
> =12 months | 114 | 11 |
Number of under five children | ||
One | 585 | 56.6 |
Two | 442 | 42.7 |
Above three | 7 | 0.7 |
Decision making at the household | ||
Mothers participated | 971 | 93.9 |
Mothers not participated | 63 | 6.1 |
Household wealth status | ||
Poor | 269 | 26.1 |
Middle | 415 | 40.1 |
Rich | 350 | 33.8 |
Exposure to media | ||
Unsatisfactory | 827 | 80 |
Satisfactory | 207 | 20 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 900 | 87 |
Urban | 134 | 13 |
Home gardening | ||
No | 838 | 81.04 |
Yes | 196 | 18.96 |
Purpose of home gardening(n = 196) | ||
For household consumption | 102 | 52.0 |
Both selling and for household consumption | 90 | 45.9 |
For selling | 4 | 2.1 |