Table 2.
Child and maternal characteristics of children aged 6–59 months in Ethiopia, May 2018 (n = 7452)
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Size of child at birth | ||
| Large | 2255 | 30.3 |
| Average | 3253 | 43.7 |
| Small | 1944 | 26.1 |
| Birth order number | ||
| 1 | 1443 | 19.4 |
| 2–3 | 2391 | 32.1 |
| 4–5 | 1751 | 23.5 |
| > =6 | 1867 | 25.1 |
| Breast feeding status | ||
| Breast feed | 7149 | 95.9 |
| Never breast feed | 303 | 4.1 |
| Dietary diversity | ||
| Inadequate | 3906 | 87 |
| Adequate | 583 | 13 |
| Mother’s nutritional status | ||
| Under weight | 1845 | 24.8 |
| Normal | 4967 | 66.7 |
| Over weight/ Obese | 640 | 8.6 |
| Preceding birth interval | ||
| First birth | 1443 | 19.4 |
| < 24 | 1515 | 20.3 |
| 24–47 | 3084 | 41.4 |
| > =48 | 1410 | 18.9 |