Factors Associated with Anemia among Children Aged 6–23 Months Attending Growth Monitoring at Tsitsika Health Center, Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 2

Feeding practice and nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months attending growth monitoring clinic at Tsitsika Health Center, Northeast Ethiopia ().

Background characteristics	Frequencies	Percent (%)
Ever breast feed
Yes	346	99.7
No	1	0.3
Current breast feeding status
Yes	306	88.2
No	41	11.8
Introduction of complementary foods
Early (<6 months)	71	20.5
Timely (6–8 months)	223	64.3
Late (≥9 months)	53	15.3
History of pica consumption
Yes	87	25.0
No	254	75.0
History of cow’s milk consumption
Yes	88	25.1
No	259	74.9
Meat consumption/week
Yes	89	25.6
No	258	74.4
Fruit consumption per week
Yes	101	29.1
No	246	70.9
Dietary diversity score
Poor^*	296	85.3
Good^**	51	14.7
Length-for-Age
Stunted (<−2--score)	82	23.6
Not Stunted (>−2--score)	265	76.4
Weight-for-Length
Wasted (<−2--score)	54	15.6
Not Wasted (>−2--score)	293	84.4
Weight-for-Age
Underweight (<−2--score)	61	17.5
Not underweight (>−2--score)	286	82.5

Note: ^*child received foods from <3 food groups in the previous 24 hrs.
^**Child who received foods from ≥4 food groups in the previous 24 hrs.