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Table 2 Caregivers’ healthcare service utilization and IYCF in Chelia District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 631)

From: Dietary diversity and associated factors among children aged 6 to 23 months in Chelia District, Ethiopia

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Mothers received information about IYCF during their last ANC visit

Yes

379

60.1

No

252

39.9

Place of delivery

Hospital

148

24.9

Health center

293

49.3

Private clinic

22

3.7

At home

131

22.1

Mothers received information about IYCF during their last PNC Service

Yes

190

30.1

No

441

69.9

Had information on IYCF

Yes

347

55.0

No

284

45.0

Sources of information about IYCF

School

43

12.4

Friends/Relatives

52

15

Health institutions

50

14.4

HEW

128

36.9

Mass media

74

21.3

Average age at which infant start complementary feeding

4-6 months

345

54.6

After 6 months

286

45.4

Distance from market in hours

< 1 h

354

56.1

1-2 h

210

33.3

> 2 h

67

10.6

Average time taken to feed child yesterday in minutes

≤30 min

335

53.0

> 30 min

296

47.0

Average time for child food preparation yesterday in minutes

≤ 30 min

259

41.0

> 30 min

372

59.0

Household-wealth status

Low

358

56.7

Medium

209

33.1

High

64

10.2

Food preference

Solid

338

53.6

Semi-solid

190

30.1

Liquid

103

16.3

Meal frequency

≤ 3

355

56.3

≥ 4

276

43.7

  1. ANC: Antenatal Care; PNC: Postnatal Care; IYCF: Infant and Young Child Feeding