Characteristics of the study children aged 2–5 years in Cheffe Cote Jebessa kebele, southern Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Total N=331 n (%) |
| Child age category | |
| 24–36 months | 145 (43.8) |
| 36–48 months | 116 (35.0) |
| 48–60 months | 70 (21.1) |
| Child’s sex | |
| Boy | 159 (48.0) |
| Girl | 172 (52.0) |
| Current breast feeding | |
| Yes | 101 (30.5) |
| No | 229 (69.2) |
| Child dietary diversity | |
| Lowest dietary diversity | 242 (73.1) |
| Medium dietary diversity | 65 (19.6) |
| Higher dietary diversity | 24 (7.3) |
| Meal frequency per day | |
| <4 times per day | 236 (71.3) |
| ≥4 times per day | 95 (28.7) |
| Immunisation completed confirmed in child health card | |
| No | 28 (8.5) |
| Yes | 207 (62.5) |
| No card | 96 (29.0) |
| Diarrhoea in the past 15 days | |
| No | 231 (69.8) |
| Yes | 100 (30.2) |
| Cough in the past 15 days | |
| No | 260 (78.5) |
| Yes | 71 (21.5) |
| Hospital admission since birth | |
| No | 289 (87.3) |
| Yes | 41 (12.4) |
| Vitamin A supplementation | |
| No | 118 (35.6) |
| Yes | 213 (64.2) |
| Iron-rich food within the last 24 hours (animal product) | |
| No | 281 (84.9) |
| Yes | 50 (15.1) |
| Child ever received iron supplementation | |
| No | 321 (97.0) |
| Yes | 10 (3.0) |
| Child ever received fortified food | |
| No | 316 (95.5) |
| Yes | 15 (4.5) |
Note: missing values <1% are not presented.