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Table 2 Dietary practice and co-morbidity status related characteristics of children aged 6–23 months at Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 801)

From: Factors associated with minimal meal frequency and dietary diversity practices among infants and young children in the predominantly agrarian society of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Characteristics

Category

Frequency

Percentage

Currently breast feeding

Yes

734

91.6

No

67

8.4

Growth monitoring in the in past one month

Yes

589

73.5

No

212

26.5

Child history of illness in the past 1 week

Yes

179

22.3

No

622

77.7

Timely initiation of complementary foods

Yes

498

62.2

No

303

37.8

Minimum meal frequency

Yes

548

68.4

No

253

31.6

Minimal dietary diversity scores

Yes

228

28.5

No

573

71.5

Minimal acceptable diet

Yes

207

26.8

No

594

73.2