Table 2 Source of food and feeding practice among lactating mothers (n = 346) visiting public health facilities in Aksum, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, June 2015
Characteristics | Number (percent) |
|---|---|
Main source of food for household (current) | Â |
 Own production | 143 (41.3) |
 Purchasing | 164 (47.4) |
 Food aid/relief | 27 (7.8) |
 Other source | 12 (3.5) |
Practicing home gardening | Â |
 Yes | 41 (11.8) |
 No | 305 (88.2) |
Daily eating pattern in the previous 7Â days | Â |
 Three meals &/or above | 136 (39.3) |
 Two meals & eating between meals | 157 (45.4) |
 Two meals only or below | 53 (15.3) |
Frequency of fruit consumption in the previous 24Â h | Â |
 Not consumed at all | 205 (59.2) |
 1–2 times | 107 (30.9) |
 Three times & above | 34 (9.8) |
Frequency of vegetable consumption in the previous 24Â h | Â |
 Not consumed at all | 183 (52.9) |
 1–2 times | 115 (33.2) |
 Three times & above | 48 (13.9) |
Alcohol use in the previous 7Â days | Â |
 Yes | 55 (15.9) |
 No | 291 (84.1) |