Table 3.
Distribution of infant and young children feeding practices of mothers by village type
| Indicators | Volunteer villages no (%) |
Non-volunteer villages no (%) |
Total no (%) |
OR (95% CI) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever breastfed | 449 (97.0) | 440 (95.0) | 889 (96.0) | 1.7 (0.9–3.3) | 0.131 |
| Early initiation of breastfeeding | 334 (74.4) | 311 (70.7) | 645 (72.6) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 0.216 |
| Exclusively breastfed for first 2 days after birth | 310 (69.0) | 274 (62.3) | 584 (65.7) | 1.4 (1.0-1.8) | 0.034 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months | 22 (25.6) | 17 (18.1) | 39 (21.7) | 1.6 (0.8–3.2) | 0.223 |
| Mixed milk feeding under 6 months | 51 (54.3) | 63 (73.3) | 66 (36.7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 0.008 |
| Continued breastfeeding 12–23 months | 164 (75.9) | 168 (75.3) | 332 (75.6) | 1.03 (0.7–1.6) | 0.886 |
| Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6–8 months | 55 (75.3) | 56 (74.7) | 111 (75.0) | 1.04 (0.5–2.2) | 0.924 |
| Minimum dietary diversity 6–23 months | 41 (10.9) | 31 (8.4) | 72 (9.7) | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 0.253 |
| Minimum meal frequency 6–23 months | 331 (87.8) | 333 (90.2) | 664 (89.0) | 1.3 (0.8–2.2) | 0.286 |
| Minimum milk feeding frequency for non-breastfed children 6–23 months | 157 (42.5) | 144 (38.2) | 301 (40.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) | 0.226 |
| Minimum acceptable diet 6–23 months | 39 (10.3) | 28 (7.6) | 67 (9.0) | 1.4 (0.9–2.3) | 0.188 |
| Bottle-feeding 0–23 months | 266 (57.5) | 333 (71.9) | 327 (64.7) | 0.5 (0.4–0.7) | < 0.0001 |
a Chi-Square test,