Characteristic | Value | Frequency | Percent | |
When did you start giving your child food or drinks? | Less than 6 months | 83 | 74.1 | |
6 months | 18 | 16.1 | ||
More than 6 months | 11 | 9.8 | ||
How many times did you feed your child yesterday? | None | 9 | 8.0 | |
1 time | 13 | 11.6 | ||
2 time | 35 | 31.3 | ||
3 time | 42 | 37.5 | ||
4 time | 12 | 10.7 | ||
More than 4 time | 1 | 0.9 | ||
It’s necessary to wash your hand every time you prepare food to your child? | Yes | 88 | 78.6 | |
Sometimes | 23 | 20.5 | ||
No | 1 | 0.9 | ||
It’s good to give child less than 6 months local traditional treatment (like fenugreek, anise)? | Yes | 83 | 74.1 | |
No | 25 | 22.3 | ||
I don’t know | 4 | 3.6 | ||
It’s a good practise to treat child with jaundice (yellow discoloration of skin) by cauterization? | Yes | 25 | 22.3 | |
No | 61 | 54.5 | ||
I don’t know | 26 | 23.2 | ||
It’s good to treat your child at home by tablets or herbal medication when he/she is sick? | Yes | 76 | 67.9 | |
No | 31 | 27.7 | ||
I don’t know | 5 | 4.5 | ||
How many times during last month did you feed your child fruits? | Once per day | 13 | 11.6 | |
2 to 3 times per week | 36 | 32.1 | ||
Less than once or once per week | 63 | 56.3 | ||
How many times during last month did you feed your child beans or peas? | 2 to 3 times per day | 8 | 7.1 | |
Once per day | 36 | 32.1 | ||
2 to 3 times per week | 45 | 7.1 | ||
Less than once or once per week | 23 | 20.5 | ||
How many times during last month did you feed your child eggs, meat, fish or chicken? | 2 to 3 times per day | 2 | 1.8 | |
Once per day | 3 | 2.7 | ||
2 to 3 times per week | 28 | 25.0 | ||
Less than once or once per week | 79 | 70.5 | ||
How many times during last month did you feed your child bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, Kesera or Aseeda? | 2 to 3 times per day | 34 | 30.4 | |
Once per day | 35 | 31.3 | ||
2 to 3 times per week | 23 | 20.5 | ||
Less than once or once per week | 20 | 17.9 | ||
How many times during last month did you feed your child vegetables? | 2 to 3 times per day | 23 | 20.5 | |
Once per day | 18 | 16.1 | ||
2 to 3 times per week | 19 | 17.0 | ||
Less than once or once per week | 52 | 46.4 | ||