Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Maternal healthcare and nutritional status characteristics by the minimum dietary diversity score of children, in Golina district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 345).

Variables	Category	Total, n (%)	MCDDS		value
			Meet, n (%)	Not meet, n (%)
Maternal ANC follow-up	Yes	143 (41.5)	43 (35.5)	100 (44.6)	0.101
	No	202 (58.5)	78 (64.5)	124 (55.4)
Birth place	Home	267 (76.8)	93 (76.9)	174 (77.7)	0.862
	Health institution	78 (23.2)	28 (23.1)	50 (22.3)
Nutrition counseling and health education	Yes	82 (23.8)	34 (28.1)	48 (21.4)	0.165
	No	263 (76.2)	87 (71.9)	176 (78.6)
Maternal BMI (kg/m^2)	<18.5	73 (21.2)	19 (15.7)	54 (24.1)	0.012
	18.5–24.9	32 (9.3)	6 (5.0)	26 (11.6)
	≥25	240 (69.5)	96 (79.3)	144 (64.3)

Mother of the index child making ANC follow-up at least once.Getting counseling and education regarding maternal feeding practice (during pregnancy and lactation) and on child feeding practice.