Table 2.
Complementary feeding practices
| Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Time of starting complementary feeding (n=93) | |
| Before 6 months (Early initiation) | 78 (84) |
| At 6 months (Late initiation) | 15 (16) |
| Using family food as complementary feeds (n=120) | |
| EBF children (n=27) | Non-EBF children (n=93) | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13 (48) | 51 (55) |
| No | 14 (52) | 42 (45) |
| Number of complementary feeds/day (n=120) | ||
| Frequency of meal pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (completed months) | EBF children (n=27) | Non-EBF children (n=93) | ||
| 2 times/day | 3 times/day | 2 times/day | 3 times/day | |
| 6-8 | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | 12 (67) | 6 (33) |
| 9-11 | 4 (67) | 2 (33) | 13 (72) | 5 (28) |
| 12-23 | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | 25 (44) | 32 (56) |
| Frequency of snacks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBF children (n=27) | Non-EBF children (n=93) | |||
| 1 time/day | Never | 1 time/day | Never | |
| 6-8 | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 5 (28) | 13 (72) |
| 9-11 | 2 (33) | 4 (67) | 6 (33) | 12 (67) |
| 12-23 | 7 (44) | 9 (56) | 31 (54) | 26 (46) |
| Adequacy of energy in complementary feeds (n=120) | ||||
| EBF children (n=27) | Non-EBF children (n=93) | |
|---|---|---|
| Adequate | 3 (11) | 7 (7%) |
| Not adequate | 24 (89) | 86 (93) |
| Giving complementary feeds during and after recovery of illness (n=120) | ||
| EBF children (n=27) | Non-EBF children (n=93) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During illness | After recovery | During illness | After recovery | |
| Yes | 1 (4) | 2 (7) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) |
| No | 26 (96) | 25 (93) | 90 (97) | 93 (100) |