Dietary Diversity Practice and Associated Factors among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Robe Town, Bale Zone, Ethiopia

Table 1

Parental and child characteristics of the study participants.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Maternal age
15–19	14	2.8
20–24	153	30.1
25–29	199	39.2
30–34	84	16.5
≥35	58	11.4
Maternal education
No education	61	12.0
Primary (grades 1–8)	245	48.2
Secondary and above	202	39.8
Paternal education
No education	45	8.9
Primary (grades 1–8)	241	47.4
Secondary and above	222	43.7
Mother’s occupation
Merchant	75	14.8
Government employee	37	7.3
Housewife	374	73.6
Other^a	22	4.4
Father’s occupation
Merchant	166	32.7
Employed	97	19.1
Labor worker	180	35.4
Farmer	55	10.8
Other^b	10	2
Child sex
Male	247	48.6
Female	261	51.4
Child age
6–11	155	30.5
12–23	353	69.5
Place of delivery
Health institution	472	92.9
Home	36	7.1
Birth order
First	137	27.0
2–4	288	56.7
>4	83	16.3
Growth monitoring followup
Yes	446	87.8
No	62	12.2
Currently breast feeding
Yes	454	89.4
No	54	10.6

^aLabor worker, farmers, and students. ^bDrivers and students.