Table 1 Mean level of complementary feeding

 6–11

853 (35.9)

19.1 (± 11.7)

0.40

<0.001^a

 12–17

800 (33.7)

26.2 (± 11.8)

0.42

 18–23

720 (30.3)

28.0 (± 12.2)

0.45

 Male

1199 (50.5)

23.9 (± 12.4)

0.36

0.332^b

 Female

1174 (49.5)

24.5 (± 12.5)

0.36

 Illiterate

380 (16.0)

18.8 (± 9.97)

0.51

<0.001^b

 Literate

1993 (84.0)

25.2 (± 12.7)

0.28

 Illiterate

605 (25.5)

19.8 (± 10.7)

0.43

<0.001^b

 Literate

1768 (74.5)

25.7 (± 12.7)

0.30

 Currently unemployed

53 (2.2)

22.6 (± 13.9)

1.91

<0.001^a

 Labours

1665 (70.2)

23.3 (± 11.8)

0.29

 Service holders

509 (21.4)

26.1 (± 13.2)

0.59

 Businessmen

146 (6.2)

28.8 (± 14.5)

1.20

 Poor

497 (20.9)

19.6 (± 10.6)

0.47

<0.001^a

 Middle

456 (19.2)

21.4 (± 11.1)

0.52

 Rich

1420 (59.8)

26.7 (± 12.8)

0.34

 No

930 (39.2)

20.7 (± 11.1)

0.36

<0.001^b

 Yes

1443 (60.8)

26.5 (± 12.8)

0.34

 No

2168 (91.4)

24.1 (± 12.5)

0.27

0.179

 Yes

205 (8.6)

25.3 (± 12.8)

0.89

 No

1969 (83.0)

22.9 (± 11.8)

0.27

<0.001^b

 Yes

404 (17.0)

30.4 (± 13.7)

0.68

 No

1550 (65.3)

25.3 (± 12.9)

0.33

<0.001^b

 Yes

823 (34.7)

22.2 (± 11.3)

0.40

 Urban

729 (30.7)

27.4 (± 13.4)

0.49

<0.001^b

 Rural

1644 (69.3)

22.8 (± 11.8)

0.29

 Southern

266 (11.2)

23.7 (± 12.5)

0.76

<0.001^a

 Southeastern

499 (21.0)

22.3 (± 12.9)

0.58

 Central

378 (15.9)

23.6 (± 12.7)

0.66

 Western

269 (11.3)

28.8 (± 11.4)

0.69

 Mid-western

308 (13.0)

26.2 (± 11.8)

0.67

 Northwestern

299 (12.6)

25.9 (± 11.2)

0.65

 Eastern

354 (14.9)

21.1 (± 12.6)

0.67

Total

2373 (100.0)

24.2 (± 12.5)

0.26