Nearly One in Three Lactating Mothers Is Suffering from Inadequate Dietary Diversity in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of lactating mothers in Lay Gayint District (n = 408), 2018.

Variables	Frequency	%
Age of lactating mothers (years)
15–30	297	73
31–40	98	24
>40	13	3
Age of children (month)
0–6	99	24
9–12	143	35
>12	166	41
Lactating mothers’ educational status
Unable to read and write	232	57
Able to read and write (informal education)	37	9
Grade 1–6	53	14
Grade 7–10	75	18
>Grade 10	11	2
Marital status of lactating women
Married	374	92
Divorce	18	4
Single	11	3
Widowed	5	1
Husband education
Unable to read and write	146	36
Able to read and write (informal education)	122	35
Grade 1–6	37	9
Grade 7–10	68	17
>Grade 10	12	3
Family size
1–3	88	21
4–6	264	65
>6	56	14