Determinants of Malnutrition and its associated factors among pregnant and lactating women under armed conflict areas in North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based study

Table 2 Pregnant and lactating mothers’ use of health services and food sources in a war-affected area, North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Physiological State/condition
Pregnant	636	40.8
Lactating	924	59.2
ANC service(n = 636)
No	523	82.2
Yes	113	17.8
PNC visits for recent child(n = 924)
No	745	80.6
Yes	179	19.4
Number of meals per day
1–2 times	458	29.4
3 times	985	63.1
>=4 times	117	7.5
Family food Source
Food aid	1096	70.3
Purchasing	357	22.9
Cultivation/production	107	6.9

NB: ANC = 636 was considering only pregnant mothers at the time of data collection and PNC = also considered only from lactating mothers

ISSN: 2055-0928