Table 2.
Types of food given during the preceding day according to age of the child among children aged 6–23 months, Ghana, 2008 (n 822)
| Child age category (months) | % of children given the food group | Count | ||||||
| Grains, roots and tubers | Legumes and nuts | Dairy products | Flesh foods | Eggs | Vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Other fruits and vegetables | ||
| 6–8 | 72·4 | 22·8 | 2·9 | 33·1 | 11·5 | 24·3 | 24·4 | 147 |
| 9–11 | 86·7 | 39·4 | 10·3 | 50·0 | 20·9 | 42·7 | 55·5 | 150 |
| 12–17 | 93·4 | 57·7 | 7·8 | 62·1 | 28·8 | 55·0 | 71·5 | 304 |
| 18–23 | 96·1 | 58·8 | 8·8 | 60·1 | 28·6 | 57·7 | 79·6 | 222 |
| 6–23 | 89·2 | 48·4 | 7·6 | 54·2 | 24·2 | 48·0 | 62·4 | 822 |