Research Article
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 |
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Vit. A: Vitamin A.
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