Minimum acceptable diet and associated factors among children aged 6–23 months during fasting days of orthodox Christian mothers in Gondar city, North West Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic and economic characteristics of parents and their children aged 6–23 months, Gondar City, North west Ethiopia, 2021(n = 738)

Variables	Mean with SD	Frequency	Percentage
Mother age( years)	29 ± 10
18–26		205	27.8
27–31		342	46.3
32–43		191	25.9
Marital status
Married		677	91.7
Single		28	3.8
Separated		15	2.0
Divorced		13	1.8
Widowed		5	0 .7
Mother Educational status
Unable to read and write		68	9.2
Able to read and write		52	7
Primary school (1—8)		185	25.1
Secondary school (9 – 12)		265	35.9
Collage and above		304	41.2
Mother occupation
House wife		497	67.3
Government employed		95	12.9
Private employee		30	4.1
Merchant		60	8.1
Daily laborer		56	7.6
Father occupation
Government employed		267	36.2
Private employee		194	26.3
Merchant		137	18.6
Daily laborer		78	10.6
Family size
Less than three		265	35.9
Four to nine		473	64.1
Decision making
Mothers not involved		507	68.7
Mothers involved		231	31.3
House hold food security
Insecure		135	18.3
Secure		603	81.7
Wealth index
Poor		240	32.5
Middle		246	33.3
Rich		252	34.1
Age of the child( in months)	14.8 ± 5.2
6–11		242	32.8
12–17		224	30.4
18–23		272	36.9
Sex of the child
Male		389	52.7
Female		349	47.3
Child living status
Living with only their mother		61	8.26
Living with both mother and father		677	91.73

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