Table 2.
Feeding practice and Dietary intake characteristics of the study participants, Dilla town 2018, Southern Ethiopia
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever breast fed | No | 18 | 5.0 |
| Yes | 343 | 95.0 | |
| Exclusively breast fed | No | 22 | 6.1 |
| Yes | 92 | 25.1 | |
| Don’t know | 247 | 68.4 | |
| Duration breast fed in month | Not fed at all | 18 | 5.0 |
| <=6 month | 161 | 44.6 | |
| > 6 month | 182 | 50.4 | |
| Age started complementary feeding | Immediately after birth | 18 | 5.0 |
| Within 1–6 month | 152 | 42.1 | |
| Within 6–12 month | 167 | 46.3 | |
| 12 month later | 24 | 6.6 | |
| First complementary food a child received | Milk | 94 | 26.0 |
| Adult food | 44 | 12.2 | |
| Porridge | 223 | 61.8 | |
| Means of child feeding | Hand | 60 | 16.6 |
| Cup and spoon | 210 | 58.2 | |
| Bottle | 91 | 25.4 |