Table 3 Nutritional status and Feeding practices of childrenin Takusa district, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Underweight (WAZ) | ||
Normal (≥ -2SD) | 519 | 80.5 |
Moderate (≥ − 3 < -2SD) | 73 | 11.3 |
Severe (<-3SD) | 53 | 8.2 |
Overall Underweight (<-2SD) | 126 | 19.5 |
Stunting (HAZ) | 236 | 36.6 |
Wasting (WHZ) | 52 | 8.1 |
Complementary feeding started | ||
< 6 months | 73 | 11.3 |
At 6 months | 379 | 58.8 |
6–7 months | 165 | 25.6 |
> 7 months | 28 | 4.3 |
Frequency of complementary feeding per day | ||
< 3 times | 96 | 14.9 |
3–4 times | 407 | 63.1 |
> 4times | 142 | 22.0 |
Duration of complementary feeding for child | ||
< 1 year | 25 | 3.9 |
1–2 years | 220 | 34.1 |
> 2 years | 400 | 62.0 |
Types of food given for child | ||
Cereal based Porridge | 72 | 11.1 |
Others (Cereal based Atmit, cow milk and formula milk) | 81 | 12.6 |
Discard colostrum | ||
Yes | 540 | 83.7 |
No | 105 | 16.3 |
Time to start breast-fed | ||
Within 1 h | 478 | 74.1 |
2–24 h | 142 | 22.0 |
After a day | 25 | 3.9 |
Exclusive breastfeeding | ||
Yes | 527 | 81.7 |
No | 118 | 18.3 |
Frequency of breastfeed per day | ||
< 4 times | 43 | 6.7 |
4–7 times | 231 | 35.8 |
8–10 times | 268 | 41.6 |
> 10 times | 103 | 16.0 |
Prelactal feeding | ||
Yes | 133 | 20.6 |
No | 512 | 79.4 |
Extra food during pregnancy | ||
Yes | 501 | 77.7 |
No | 144 | 22.3 |