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Table 2 Percentage distribution of minimum dietary diversity, meal frequency and acceptable diet disaggregated by age of children 6–23 months in Wolaita Sodo town, 2015

From: Meal frequency and dietary diversity feeding practices among children 6–23 months of age in Wolaita Sodo town, Southern Ethiopia

Child age category

Meet minimum dietary diversity (n = 611)

Meet minimum meal frequency (n = 611)

Meet minimum acceptable diet (n = 611)

6–8 months

50.9%

65.2%

33.9%

9–11 months

28.8%

62.7%

19.5%

12–17 months

18.1%

69.3%

17.2%

18–23 months

22.3%

75.3%

18.7%

Over all practice with 95% CI

27.3% (23.7–30.8%)

68.9% (65.2–72.6%)

21.1% (17.8–24.3%)