Research Article
Minimum Meal Frequency Practice and Its Associated Factors among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Amibara District, North East Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge of mothers on infant and young child feeding among children aged 6–23 months in Amibara district, North East Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 364).
| Knowledge variables | Frequency | % |
| Heard about importance of feeding diversified foods to a 6–23-month child | 315 | 86.5 | Complementary feeding should start at 6 months of child age | 318 | 87.4 | A 6–23-month child should eat four or more food groups | 313 | 86 | Giving meat is advisable for a 6–23- month child | 283 | 77.7 | One cause of childhood malnutrition is not having diversified foods | 321 | 88.2 | Did not feel hungry does not mean that the nutritional need of a child is fulfilled | 293 | 80.5 | One cause of childhood malnutrition is not starting complementary feeding at 6 months of child age | 317 | 87.1 | Feeding only animal products is not enough/adequate for a 6–23-month child | 313 | 86 | A 6–23- month child should feed organ meat, such as liver and kidney | 237 | 65.1 | A 6–23-month child should feed an egg | 301 | 82.7 |
| Overall knowledge score | | | Good knowledge | 299 | 82.1 | Poor knowledge | 65 | 17.9 |
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