Unhealthy food consumption and its associated factors among infants and young children in Gondar city, northwest Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Table 2 Child, household, and community characteristics of children aged 6–23 months in Gondar City, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age of the Child
6–11 months	249	30.7
12–17 months	297	36.6
18–23 months	265	32.7
Sex of the child
Female	404	49.8
Male	407	50.2
Birth Order
First	284	35
Second to fourth	496	61.2
4th and above	31	3.8
Number of under five children
One	609	75.1
Two	186	22.9
Three and above	16	2.0
Family Size
<=4	485	59.8
> 4	326	40.2
Residence
Urban	685	84.5
Rural	126	15.5
Household wealth status
Poor	271	33.4
Middle	270	33.3
Rich	270	33.3
Media exposure
Unsatisfactory	142	17.5
satisfactory	669	82.5
Home Gardening
No	724	89.7
Yes	87	10.7
Current breastfeed
No	81	10
Yes	730	90
Complementary feeding
No	187	23.1
Yes	624	76.9

ISSN: 2055-0928