Table 3.
Feeding practices of children aged 6–23 months among employed and unemployed mothers in Bale Robe Town, Ethiopia, April 2020 (n 597)
| Variables | Employed (n 293) | Unemployed (n 304) | χ2 P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||
| Feeding type | |||||
| Bottle feeding | 121 | (53⋅3) | 106 | (46⋅7) | 0⋅215 |
| Both | 121 | (47⋅6) | 133 | (52⋅4) | |
| Breastfeeding | 51 | (44⋅0) | 65 | (56⋅0) | |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | |||||
| No | 293 | (62⋅6) | 175 | (37⋅4) | 0⋅000 |
| Yes | 0 | (0⋅0) | 129 | (100⋅0) | |
| Currently breastfeeding | |||||
| No | 177 | (56⋅7) | 135 | (43⋅3) | 0⋅000 |
| Yes | 116 | (40⋅7) | 169 | (59⋅3) | |
| Continued breastfeeding at 1 year | |||||
| No | 211 | (57⋅7) | 155 | (42⋅3) | 0⋅000 |
| Yes | 82 | (35⋅5) | 149 | (64⋅5) | |
| Plan breastfeeding till 2 years | |||||
| No | 232 | (48⋅1) | 250 | (51⋅9) | 0⋅429 |
| Yes | 54 | (52⋅4) | 49 | (47⋅6) | |
| Know a right time to start CF | |||||
| No | 18 | (48⋅6) | 19 | (51⋅4) | 0⋅957 |
| Yes | 275 | (49⋅1) | 285 | (50⋅9) | |
| Know the nutritional benefit of CF | |||||
| No | 8 | (50⋅0) | 8 | (50⋅0) | 0⋅940 |
| Yes | 285 | (49⋅1) | 296 | (50⋅9) | |
| Know the amount of CF | |||||
| No | 37 | (46⋅8) | 42 | (52⋅3) | 0⋅669 |
| Yes | 256 | (49⋅4) | 262 | (50⋅6) | |
| Know thickness/consistency of CF | |||||
| No | 27 | (52⋅9) | 24 | (47⋅1) | 0⋅564 |
| Yes | 266 | (48⋅7) | 280 | (51⋅3) | |
| Minimum meal frequency | |||||
| Not met | 76 | (49⋅0) | 79 | (51⋅0) | 0⋅989 |
| Met | 217 | (49⋅1) | 255 | (50⋅9) | |
| Minimum diet diversity | |||||
| Not met | 48 | (56⋅5) | 37 | (43⋅5) | 0⋅141 |
| Met | (47⋅9) | (52⋅1) | |||
| Minimum acceptable diet | |||||
| Not met | 115 | (51⋅3) | 109 | (48⋅7) | 0⋅392 |
| Met | 178 | (47⋅7) | 195 | (52⋅3) | |
| Household food security status | |||||
| Insecured | 150 | (36⋅9) | 256 | (63⋅1) | 0⋅000 |
| Secure | 143 | (74⋅9) | 58 | (25⋅1) | |