Table 2.

Dietary related characteristics of the study participants in AM-HDSS, Gamo Zone of South Ethiopia.

Variable	Category	Number	Percent
Maternal minimum dietary diversity	Low	257	40.28
	High	381	59.72
	Mean (± SD)	4.74 (± 1.76)
Food Varity score	Low	296	46.39
	High	342	53.61
	Mean (± SD)	55.34 (± 19.83)
Meal frequency	≤ 3	234	36.68
	> 3	404	63.32
	Mean (± SD)	3.66 (± 0.61)
Alcohol consumption	Yes	21	3.29
	No	617	96.71
Drink coffee	Yes	302	47.34
	No	336	52.66
Drink coffee leaf tea	Yes	563	88.24
	No	75	11.76
None nutritional crave	Yes	40	6.27
	No	598	93.73
Food aversion	Yes	91	14.26
	No	547	85.74
Receive dietary counseling	Yes	106	16.61
	No	532	83.39
Iron folic acid started	Yes	391	61.29
	No	247	38.71
Maternal nutritional knowledge	Poor	298	46.71
	Moderate	270	42.32
	Good	70	10.97
MUAC	Mean (± SD)	23.68 (± 2.23)
BMI	Mean (± SD)	23.36 (± 2.55)