Table 3.
Nigeria n = 656 |
Kenya n = 449 |
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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%) |