Table 3.
Diet survey of cassava consuming children
| Nigeria n = 656 |
Kenya n = 449 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Protein Intake | ||
| Total protein intake (g/kg) | 2.5 ± 1.2 | 1.2 ± 0.9 |
| Dietary protein: energy ratio | 9.7 ± 3.8 | 8.4 ± 3.8 |
| Children with protein intake ≥ 1.1 g/kg* | 569 (87%) | 212 (47%) |
| Children with protein-energy ratio ≥ 5.3% | 596 (91%) | 245 (55%) |
| Energy, zinc and iron intake | ||
| Energy intake (kcal/kg) | 84 ± 10 | 76 ± 8 |
| Zinc intake (mg) | 3.1 ± 1.8 | 3.3 ± 2.2 |
| Iron intake (mg) | 9.1 ± 5.8 | 6.0 ± 4.1 |
| Cassava consumption | ||
| > 50% of dietary energy from cassava | 74 (11%) | 295 (66%) |
| 25-50% of dietary energy from cassava | 156 (24%) | 103 (23%) |
| 15-25% of dietary energy from cassava | 102 (15%) | 17 (4%) |
| 5-15% of dietary energy from cassava | 130 (20%) | 15 (3%) |
| <5% of dietary energy from cassava | 194 (30%) | 19 (4%) |
| Dietary Diversity | ||
| Household dietary diversity score (0-12)** | 4.0 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 1.3 |
| Number of different food items consumed | 7.0 ± 2.7 | 4.6 ± 1.2 |
| Consumed an animal-source food | 271 (41%) | 319 (71%) |