Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 3

Maternal healthcare and feeding practice of lactating women (N = 532) in Moyale District, Borana, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
ANC	No	37	7
	Yes	495	93
Parity	≤2	252	47.4
	2–4	152	28.6
	5–6	84	16.4
	>6	41	7.7
Family planning utilization	No	339	63.7
	Yes	193	36.3
Birth interval	First child	106	19.9
	<2	158	29.7
	≥2	268	50.4
Delivery place	Health institution	412	77.4
	Home	120	22.6
Age of child	<6	236	44.4
	6–12	183	34.4
	>12	113	21.2
	Total	532	99.6
Dietary diversity score	≥4.6	296	55.6
	<4.6	236	44.4
Diarrheal history of respondents	No	505	94.9
	Yes	27	5.1
Toilette availability	No	91	17.1
	Yes	441	82.9
Water source	Unimproved	166	31.2
	Improved	366	68.8
	Total	532	100.0
Proper toilet utilization	No	189	35.5
	Yes	343	64.5
Frequency of ANC	≤3	208	39.1
	≥4	324	60.9
Age at first pregnancy	<19	401	75.4
	>=19	131	24.6
Family size	1–4	249	46.8
	5–7	209	39.3
	>7	74	13.9
Have nutritional information	Yes	328	61.7
	No	204	38.3
Additional meal	No	331	62.2
	Yes	201	37.8