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

Table 4

Chi-square association of CF indicators with food security status among mothers of 6–23-month children in Shashemene city, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 520).

Variables	MMF		MDD		MAD		ACFP		Introduction of CF
	Met, N (%)	Pv	Met, N (%)	Pv	Met, N (%)	Pv	Met, N (%)	Pv	Yes, N (%)	Pv
Food secure	71(73.2)	1	47(48.5)	1	47(48.5)	1	40(41.2)	1	66(68)	1
FI without hunger	113(64.2)	0.23	71(40.3)	0.006	69(39.2)	0.21	53(30.1)	0.56	128(72.7)	0.67
FI with moderate hunger	102(53.4)	0.46	69(36.1)	0.003	68(35.6)	≤0.010	35(18.3)	≤0.001	130(68.1)	≤0.001
FI with severe hunger	41(73.2)	0.08	34(60.7)	≤0.001	33(58.9)	0.002	28(50)	≤0.001	29(51.8)	0.02

FI: food insecurity, Pv: -value, CF: complementary feeding, MMF: minimum meal frequency, MDD: minimum dietary diversity, MAD: minimum acceptable diet, ACFP: appropriate complementary feeding, and N: count (%).