Table 2.
Health and nutrition related characteristics of study participants in Aykel Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Place of delivery | |
| Home | 79 (19.7) |
| Health facility | 322 (80.3) |
| Initiation of breast feeding | |
| Early | 354 (88.3) |
| Late | 47 (11.7) |
| Pre-lacteal feeding | |
| Yes | 60 (15.0) |
| No | 341 (85.0) |
| Initiation of complementary food | |
| Timely | 326 (81.3) |
| Not Timely | 75 (18.7) |
| Dietary diversity score | |
| > 4 food groups | 78 (19.5) |
| < 4 food groups | 323 (80.5) |
| Meal frequency | |
| < 3/day | 118 (29.4) |
| ≥ 3/day | 283 (70.6) |