Research Article

Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Dietary characteristics among children aged 24-59 months in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesFrequencyPercent (%)

Milk and milk productsOne day17617.4
Two day11311.2
Three and more days888.7
None at all63062.6
Eating meatOne day per week646.4
Two days per week303.0
Three and more days per week10.1
None at all91290.5
EggOne day per week10610.5
Two days per week858.4
Three and more days week383.7
None at all80880.1
Green leafy vegetables and rootsOne day per week11211.1
Two days per week898.8
Three and more days per week626.2
None at all74473.9
Vitamin A-rich fruitsOne day per week13413.3
Two days per week979.7
Three and more days per week454.4
Any oil/fatsNone at all73172.6
One day per week252.5
Two days per week767.5
Three and more days per week51951.5
Daily27327.1
None at all11411.3
Vitamin A supplementation in the last six monthsYes878.6
No92091.4
DietaryAdequate13713.6
DiversityInadequate87086.4