TABLE 2.

Feeding practice of the infant and young children in three agroecological settings of Sidama zone, southern Ethiopia, 2017–2018

Child feeding practice	Frequency	Percent
Frequency of breastfeeding in the previous day
2–7	93	25.8
8–12	231	64.2
13 or above	36	10.0
Child's age at introduction of complementary food
Before 6 months	26	7.2
At 6 months	278	77.2
After 6 months	56	15.6
Primary source for complementary foods
Local market	147	41.2
Own agricultural production	56	15.7
Both	152	42.6
Donation	2	.6
The most commonly used complementary foods
Porridge	182	50.6
Flatbread	71	19.7
Kocho (Enset ventricosum)	44	12.2
Bread	37	10.3
Injera (flatbread primary made out of teff flour)	23	6.4
Boiled cereals/legumes	3	0.8
Most commonly used cereals for preparing complementary foods
Maize	320	88.9
Wheat	63	17.5
Barley	49	13.6
Teff	29	8.1
Sorghum	6	1.7
Most commonly used legumes for preparing complementary foods
Broad bean	179	49.7
Haricot bean	150	41.7
Peas	78	21.7
Kidney bean	18	5.0