Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Mothers in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Health information and feeding practice of study participants among lactating women who had children aged 6 to 23 months in Dega Damot Woreda, Northwest, Ethiopia, March-April 2018 (n = 733).

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Source of food for household
Own production	513	70
Purchasing	220	30
Nutrition education
Yes	535	73.2
No	196	26.8
Source of nutrition education
Health professional	503	95.3
Media	9	1.7
Peer	16	3.0
Eat any additional food during lactating
Yes	172	23.5
No	559	76.5
Avoid eating any food during lactating
Yes	8	1.1
No	724	98.9
Dietary diversity score
Adequate	168	22.9
Inadequate	565	77.1
Number of meals/day
<3 meals	196	26.7
≥3 meals	537	73.3