Appropriate Weaning Practice and Associated Factors among Infants and Young Children in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Weaning related findings in Feres Bet Town, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2016.

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Introduction of complementary foods	Yes	318	90.6
	No	33	9.4
Age of initiation of complementary foods	Before 4 Months	21	6.6
	4-5 Months	34	10.7
	6–8 months	216	67.9
	9–11 months	22	6.9
	12–23 Months	25	7.9
Reason for Starting complementary	Inadequacy of breast milk	112	35.2
	Appropriate age	295	92.8
	Sickness of mother or child	12	3.8
	Inconvenience for work	40	12.6
	Breast Problem	10	3.1
First	Liquids	68	21.4
	Semi solid/mashed foods	23	7.2
	Porridge/gruel	244	76.7
	Family food	40	12.6
	Whole Cow milk	54	17.0
Dietary Diversity/	One	53	16.7
	Two	65	20.4
	Three	46	14.5
	Four and above	154	48.4
Meal Frequency/day	One	9	2.8
	Two	71	22.3
	Three	129	40.6
	Four and above	109	34.3
Breast Feeding Cease	Yes	47	13.4
	No	271	86.6
Age of ceasing breast feeding	Before 11 Months	6	12.8
	From 12–23	41	87.2

cannot be 100% (it is based on multiple option questions).