Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 5
Child healthcare and feeding-related characteristics by the minimum dietary diversity score of children, in Golina district, Northeast Ethiopia (n = 345).
Variables
Category
Total, n (%)
MCDDS
value
Meet, n (%)
Not meet, n (%)
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months
Yes
115 (33.3)
50 (41.3)
65 (29)
0.021
No
230 (66.7)
71 (58.7)
159 (71)
Food taboo for children
Yes
14 (4.1)
2 (1.7)
12 (5.4)
0.096
No
331 (95.9)
119 (98.3)
212 (94.6)
Minimum meal frequency (MMF)
Meet
185 (53.6)
67 (55.4)
118 (52.7)
0.632
Not meet
160 (46.4)
54 (44.6)
106 (47.3)
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD)
Meet
67 (19.4)
67 (55.4)
0 (0)
<0.0001
Not meet
278 (80.6)
54 (44.6)
224 (100)
Immunization status of the child (at least one type)
Yes
170 (49.3)
62 (51.3)
108 (48.2)
0.592
No
175 (50.7)
59 (47.7)
116 (51.8)
Birth order of the child
≤3
174 (50.4)
71 (58.7)
103 (46)
0.047
4–5
93 (22.6)
24 (19.8)
69 (30.8)
≥6
78 (27)
26 (21.5)
52 (23.2)
Any type of food which is strictly prohibited for children either culturally or religiously. The order of the index childbirth from all successive births.
