Food source and feeding practice of mothers in Ataye District, 2018 (n=612)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
| Source of food | Own production | 346 (56.5) |
| Purchasing | 256 (41.8) | |
| Food aid/relief | 8 (1.3) | |
| Other sources | 2 (0.3) | |
| Home gardening practice | Yes | 352 (57.5) |
| No | 260 (42.5) | |
| Use alcohol | Yes | 171 (27.9) |
| No | 441 (72.1) | |
| Meal frequency | Less than three meals | 47 (7.7) |
| Three meals | 421 (68.8) | |
| More than three meals | 144 (23.5) | |
| Knowledge of nutrition | Poor | 268 (43.8) |
| Good | 344 (56.2) | |
| Minimum dietary diversity score | Low (≤5 food groups) | 304 (49.7) |
| High (≥5 food groups) | 308 (50.3) | |
| Income-generating activity | Yes | 346 (56.5) |
| No | 266 (43.5) |