Table 4.
Prevalence a of Dairy Product Consumption by Village and Age Group Reported by Focus Groups
| Dairy Product | Village | Ethnicity | Age, y | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1 | 1–3 | 4–6 | 7–14 | 15–21 | Mothers 15–21b | |||
| Fermented mare milk (also referred to as koumiss) | Kainar | KZ | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.75 |
| Karaul | KZ | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 1.00 | 0.60 | |
| Dolon | KZ+RU | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.57 | |
| Kanonerka | RU | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Cottage cheese (also referred to as tvorog) | Kainar | KZ | 0.03 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.88 |
| Karaul | KZ | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.69 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.40 | |
| Dolon | KZ+RU | 0.19 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.40 | 0.71 | |
| Kanonerka | RU | 0.18 | 0.70 | 0.98 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 1.00 | |
| Sour milk (also referred to as airan or prostokvasha) | Kainar | KZ | 0.16 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.75 |
| Karaul | KZ | 0.00 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.47 | |
| Dolon | KZ+RU | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.71 | |
| Kanonerka | RU | 0.10 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.60 | |
| Sour cream | Kainar | KZ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Karaul | KZ | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Dolon | KZ+RU | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Kanonerka | RU | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.83 | 1.00 | |
| Number of children | Kainar | KZ | 89 | 81 | 63 | 44 | 11 | 8 |
| Karaul | KZ | 76 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 7 | 15 | |
| Dolon | KZ+RU | 49 | 46 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 7 | |
| Kanonerka | RU | 50 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 5 | |
Abbreviations: KZ = Kazak; KZ+RU = Kazakh and Russian; NA = Not Applicable (focus group participants were not asked about consumption of this dairy product); RU = Russian.
a
The number of children for whom data were available varies slightly (by ≤6 children) across dairy product type. Prevalence estimates were based on the number of children for whom data were available.
b
Report of consumption from women who were 15–21 years of age and also mothers during the 1950’s.