Table 2

Infant and young children feeding practice among children aged 6–23 months in Debre Berhan Town, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, February 2018

Variables (n=531)Frequency, N (%)
Ever breastfeed
Yes526 (99.1)
No5 (0.9)
Initiation of breastfeeding (n=526)
≤1 hour482 (91.6)
≥1 hours44 (8.4)
Currently breastfeed (n=526)
Yes434 (82.5)
No92 (17.5)
Prelacteal feeding
Yes9 (1.7)
No522 (97.3)
Bottle feeding
Yes258 (48.6)
No273 (51.4)
Introduction of complementary food
Yes520 (97.9)
No11 (2.1)
Age of child complementary food initiated (520)
<6 months80 (15.1)
At 6 months326 (61.4)
>6 months114 (21.5)
Milk feed for non-breastfed children (n=97)
Receive at least two milk feed57 (58.8)
Not receive two milk feed40 (41.2)
Meet minimum meal frequency
Yes290 (54.6)
No241 (45.4)
Meet minimum dietary diversity
Yes235 (44.3)
No296 (55.7)