| AIC | Akaike information criteria |
| APR | Adjusted prevalence ratio; |
| BIC | Bayesian information criteria |
| CI | Confidence interval; |
| CPR | Crude prevalence ratio |
| EDHS | Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey |
| FANTA | Food and nutrition technical assistance |
| FAO | Food and agriculture organization |
| HCPs | Health Care Providers |
| HEW | Health extension worker |
| ICC | Intra-class correlation coefficient |
| IRB | Institutional review board |
| IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation |
| MPR | Median prevalence ratio |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| PI | Principal Investigator |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| VIF | Variance inflation factor |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WRA | Women of reproductive age |