Research Article
Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study
Table 4
Child feeding and food security factors of children 6–35 months in Assosa zone, Northwest Ethiopia 2022.
| | Variable | Case (%) | Control (%) | Total (%) |
| | Duration of exclusive breastfeeding | | Less than 6 months | 118 (65.2) | 130 (35.8) | 248 (45.6) | | At 6 months | 63 (34.8) | 233 (64.2) | 296 (54.4) | | Duration of breastfeeding for children | | <24 months | 149 (82.3) | 234 (64.5) | 383 (70.4) | | ≥24 months | 32 (17.7) | 129 (35.5) | 161 (29.6) | | Minimum dietary diversity of children | | Less than 4 type | 113 (62.4) | 114 (31.4) | 227 (41.7) | | 4 and above type | 68 (37.6) | 249 (68.6) | 317 (58.3) | | Minimum meal frequency | | 2 times | 56 (58.3) | 39 (19.2) | 95 (31.8) | | 3 and above times | 40 (41.7) | 164 (80.8) | 204 (68.2) | | Households’ food security status of HFIAS | | Food insecure | 137 (75.7) | 168 (46.3) | 305 (56.1) | | Food secured | 44 (24.3) | 195 (53.7) | 239 (43.9) |
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