Table 3.
Feeding practices of study children
| Feeding practice | All | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-23 |
| (n=259) | months | months | months | |
| (n=95) | (n=88) | (n=76) | ||
| Breastfed (%) | 230(88.8) | 83(87.4) | 81(92.0) | 66(86.8) |
| Used bottle (%) | 83(32) | 37(38.9) | 28(31.8) | 18(3.7) |
| Mean number of times semi-solid or solid foods given to child in previous 24 hours (SD) | 2.4(1.6) | 1.7(1.5) | 2.6(1.5) | 2.7(1.8) |
| Mean number of food-groups given to child in previous 24 hours (SD) | 2.2(1.4) | 1.6(1.4) | 2.7(1.5) | 2.6(1.0) |
| Mean 7-day food-group frequency (SD) | ||||
| Dairy products | 0.3(0.9) | 0.22(1) | 0.4(1.1) | 0.3(0.7) |
| Carbohydrate-rich food | 4.7(2.7) | 3.4(2.9) | 4.9(2.6) | 5.9(1.8) |
| Animal protein | 1.8(2.5) | 0.8(1.8) | 1.9(2.6) | 2.8(2.6) |
| Vegetable protein | 3.4(3.0) | 1.9(2.7) | 3.7(3.1) | 4.8(2.7) |
| Oil/fat | 3.9(3.0) | 1.9(2.7) | 4.5(2.9) | 5.5(2.4) |
| Vitamin A-rich vegetables and fruits | 2.3(2.5) | 1.4(2.0) | 2.6(2.7) | 2.8(2.3) |
| Other vegetables and fruits | 1.3(1.9) | 1 (1.6) | 1.6(2.2) | 1.3(1.9) |
| Received a food-group at least once in previous 7 days (no., %) | ||||
| Dairy products | 38(14.7) | 7(7.4) | 18(20.5) | 13(17.1) |
| Carbohydrate-rich food | 224(86.5) | 68(71.6) | 81(92.0) | 75(98.7) |
| Animal protein | 134(51.7) | 29(30.5) | 47(53.4) | 58(76.3) |
| Vegetable protein | 169(65.3) | 40(42.1) | 63(71.6) | 66(86.8) |
| Oil/fat | 180(69.5) | 38(40) | 73(83.3) | 69(90.8) |
| Vitamin A-rich vegetable and fruit | 170(65.6) | 46(48.4) | 60(68.2) | 64(84.2) |
| Other vegetables and fruits | 127(49.0) | 40(42.1) | 48(54.5) | 39(51.3) |
| Mean ICFI (SD) | 6.4(1.8) | 6.3(1.9) | 7.1(1.7) | 5.8(1.6) |
| Median ICFI | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 |
ICFI=Infant and child-feeding index;
SD=Standard deviation