Table 5 Distribution of IYCF indicators by age and nutritional status
Classification of chronic malnutrition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal n (%) | Stunted n (%) | |||||
Age (months) | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-23 | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-23 |
N | 294 | 342 | 1348 | 294 | 342 | 1348 |
Timing of first complementary food at 6 months | ||||||
No | 118 (90.1) | 141 (81.5) | 489 (73.2) | 13 (9.9) | 32 (18.5) | 179 (26.8) |
Yes | 114 (89.8) | 137 (90.7) | 501 (77.4) | 13 (10.2) | 14 (9.3) | 146 (22.6) |
Bottle feeding | ||||||
Yes | 39 (84.8) | 45 (84.9) | 81 (77.1) | 7 (15.2) | 8 (15.1) | 24 (22.9) |
No | 227 (91.5) | 251 (86.9) | 935 (75.2) | 21 (8.5) | 38 (13.1) | 308 (24.8) |
Minimum meal frequency | ||||||
No | 152 (93.3) | 160 (87.9) | 371 (76.7) | 11 (6.7) | 22 (12.1) | 113 (23.3) |
Yes | 114 (87.0) | 136 (85.0) | 645 (74.7) | 17 (13.0) | 24 (15.0) | 219 (25.3) |
Minimum dietary diversity | ||||||
Less than 4 groups | 244 (80.7) | 224 (86.5) | 587 (76.6) | 25 (9.3) | 35 (13.5) | 179 (23.4) |
At least 4 groups | 22 (88.0) | 72 (86.7) | 429 (73.7) | 3 (12.0) | 11 (13.3) | 153 (26.3) |
Minimum acceptable diet | ||||||
No | 246 (90.8) | 249 (86.8) | 666 (76.1) | 25 (9.2) | 38 (13.2) | 209 (23.9) |
Yes | 20 (87.0) | 47 (85.5) | 350 (74.0) | 3 (13.0) | 8 (14.5) | 123 (26.0) |