Table 6.
Minimum dietary diversity, meal frequency, and acceptable diet among children at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months of age.a
| IYCF practices | Control | Intervention | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||
| Minimum dietary diversityb | |||
| 6 months | 0.3 (0.1 to 2.1) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.1) | 0.106 |
| 12 months | 2.5 (1.4 to 4.6) | 4.9 (3.4 to 7.2) | 0.049 |
| 18 months | 3.3 (1.9 to 5.6) | 8.4 (5.5 to 12.6) | 0.015 |
| 24 months | 5.1 (2.7 to 9.3) | 11.9 (8.1 to 17.1) | 0.018 |
| Minimum meal frequencyb | |||
| 6 months | 9.0 (6.9 to 11.5) | 10.1 (6.4 to 15.7) | 0.616 |
| 12 months | 20.8 (15.4 to 27.5) | 26.8 (23.5 to 30.4) | 0.085 |
| 18 months | 42.5 (35.6 to 49.7) | 49.0 (42.8 to 55.3) | 0.155 |
| 24 months | 70.1 (62.8 - 76.4) | 75.0 (67.1 to 81.5) | 0.297 |
| Minimum acceptable dietb | |||
| 6 months | 0.3 (0.1 to 2.1) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.1) | 0.106 |
| 12 months | 2.4 (1.2 to 4.6) | 4.8 (3.1 to 7.2) | 0.062 |
| 18 months | 2.5 (1.4 to 4.3) | 6.6 (4.1 to 10.7) | 0.023 |
| 24 months | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) | 6.3 (4.1 to 9.6) | 0.004 |
a
The analysis is accounted for clustering using a linear regression model.
b
Data present as percentage and 95% CIs.