Minimum Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Ataye District, North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Maternal healthcare and feeding practices of lactating mothers in Ataye District, Central Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 631).
Variables
Minimum dietary diversity
Frequency (%)
≥5 FGs (%)
<5 FGs (%)
Number of ANC visits
No visit
32 (5.1)
87 (13.8)
119 (18.9)
1–3
174 (27.6)
180 (28.5)
354 (56.1)
≥4
102 (16.2)
56 (8.8)
158 (25.0)
Place of delivery
Home
78 (12.4)
137 (21.7)
215 (34.1)
Health center
144 (22.8)
153 (24.2)
297 (47.0)
Hospital
86 (13.6)
33 (5.3)
119 (18.9)
Postnatal follow-up
Yes
189 (57.3)
141 (42.7)
330 (52.3)
No
119 (39.5)
182 (60.5)
301 (47.7)
Source of food
Own production
146 (23.1)
219 (34.7)
365 (57.8)
Purchasing
157 (24.9)
99 (15.7)
256 (40.6)
Food aid/relief
5 (0.8)
3 (0.5)
8 (1.3)
Other sources
1 (0.15)
1 (0.15)
2 (0.3)
Home gardening practice
Yes
179 (28.4)
81 (12.8)
260 (41.2)
No
129 (20.4)
242 (38.4)
371 (58.8)
Meal frequency
Two meals only or below
21 (3.3)
32 (5.1)
53 (8.4)
Three meals
197 (31.2)
237 (37.6)
434 (68.8)
Three meals and above
90 (62.5)
54 (37.5)
144 (22.8)
Illness in the last 2 weeks
Yes
74 (11.7)
169 (26.8)
243 (38.5)
No
234 (37.1)
154 (24.4)
388 (61.5)
= no formal source like helping from others/relatives, FGs = food groups.
