Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Infants and Young Children Aged 6–23 Months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa, Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of selected IYCF indicators among infants and young children aged 6–23 months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, 2018.

Variables (n = 531)	Frequency	Percent
Ever breastfed
Yes	526	99.1
No	5	0.9
Timely initiation of breastfeeding (n = 526)
Less than one hour	482	91.6
After one hour	44	8.4
Currently breastfeed (n = 526)
Yes	434	82.5
No	92	17.5
Prelacteal feeding practice
Yes	9	1.7
No	522	97.3
Bottle feeding
Yes	258	48.6
No	273	51.4
Time of initiation of complementary food (520)
<6 months	80	15.1
At 6 months	326	61.4
>6 months	114	21.5
Received MMF
Yes	348	65.5
No	183	34.5
Received MDD
Yes	324	61
No	207	39

MMF: minimum meal frequency. MDD: minimum dietary diversity.