Data collection and measurements
A standardized pretested structured interviewer administered questionnaire was employed for the data collection. The adapted questionnaire was from WHO IYCF indicator parameters [The attitude scale had 8 items on a 5-point Likert scale. The scale assessed perceived benefits and barriers toward complementary feeding. In order to ensure higher scores denoting positive attitude, negatively worded items were inversely coded during analysis (i.e., 1 = 5, 2 = 4, 3 = 3, 4 = 2, 5 = 1). Total scores were generated for each participant [Self-efficacy consisting of 9-items with a five-point Likert scale, developed to measure mothers’ confidence towards CF adapted from previous study [The birth weight of infants and young children was obtained from the registration log for those only who gave birth at the health facilities. However, for that mother who gave birth at home, there is no weight measurement included.