Complementary Feeding Practices and Household Food Insecurity Status of Children Aged 6–23 Months in Shashemene City West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 3

Types of food groups given during the previous day according to the age of the child among children aged 6–23 months, Shashemene, 2020 (n = 520).

Food groups	Age of children in months
	6–11 months (163)				12–17 months (209)				18–23 months (148)
	Yes	N (%)	No	No (%)	Yes	N (%)	No	N (%)	Yes	N (%)	No	N (%)
Grains, roots, and tubers	135	82.8	28	17.2	187	89.5	22	10.5	131	88.5	17	11.5
Legumes and nuts	65	39.5	98	60.1	94	45	115	55	84	56.8	64	43.2
Dairy products	107	65.6	56	34.4	139	66.5	70	33.5	91	61.5	57	38.5
Egg	71	43.6	92	56.4	110	52.6	99	47.4	90	60.8	58	39.2
Flesh foods	20	12.3	143	87.7	39	18.7	170	81.3	39	26.4	109	73.6
Vit. A-rich foods	90	55.2	73	44.8	116	55.6	93	44.5	108	73	40	27
Other fruits and vegetables	77	47.2	86	52.8	75	35.9	134	64.1	73	49.3	75	50.7

Vit. A: Vitamin A.