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Table 3 Nutrition information and fasting related characteristics of families of children aged 6–23 months at Gondar City, North West Ethiopia, 2021(n = 738)

From: 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

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Read newspapers and magazine

 No

569

77.1

 One and above times a week

169

22.9

Information on dietary diversity and meal frequency

 Yes

263

35.6

 No

475

64.4

Information about when to start complementary feeding

 Yes

722

97.8

 No

1 6

2.2

Information on child feeding

 Yes

264

35.8

 No

474

64.2

Animal source foods

 Consume animal source foods

30

4.1

 Not consume animal source foods

708

95.9

keeping fasting time

 Consume at any time in fasting

440

59.6

 Not consume at any time in fasting

298

40.4