Table 2.
Meal frequency, food group consumption and DDS across children’s ages
| Intake indicator | Country | Age of child (months) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 -8 | 9 – 11 | 12 – 17 | 18 – 23 | 6 - 23 | ||
| Minimum meal frequency (%) | Kenya | 74.86 | 67.74 | 65.39 | 64.15 | 67.31 |
| Uganda* | 55.77 | 33.87 | 42.91 | 30.43 | 39.59 | |
| Tanzania* | 63.33 | 25.40 | 31.46 | 28.38 | 34.83 | |
| Cereals and tubers (%) | Kenya* | 55.26 | 75.83 | 76.69 | 79.93 | 73.40 |
| Uganda* | 65.04 | 88.56 | 89.75 | 88.45 | 84.78 | |
| Tanzania* | 83.29 | 92.82 | 93.06 | 94.47 | 91.84 | |
| VAFVs (%) | Kenya* | 31.64 | 50.03 | 41.46 | 47.48 | 42.88 |
| Uganda | 13.48 | 18.47 | 18.02 | 25.71 | 19.99 | |
| Tanzania* | 22.59 | 32.33 | 33.04 | 37.38 | 32.55 | |
| OFVs (%) | Kenya* | 46.40 | 62.05 | 73.05 | 75.57 | 66.83 |
| Uganda* | 28.59 | 51.32 | 56.73 | 51.33 | 49.05 | |
| Tanzania* | 44.08 | 62.18 | 67.84 | 65.90 | 62.25 | |
| Dairy (%) | Kenya | 58.99 | 66.93 | 58.18 | 52.50 | 57.96 |
| Uganda | 26.74 | 33.76 | 24.93 | 29.51 | 28.27 | |
| Tanzania | 25.99 | 30.55 | 31.40 | 31.36 | 30.34 | |
| Legumes (%) | Kenya* | 15.19 | 28.52 | 29.26 | 33.62 | 27.79 |
| Uganda* | 40.14 | 65.43 | 57.54 | 58.04 | 55.95 | |
| Tanzania* | 28.17 | 36.76 | 41.83 | 42.83 | 38.97 | |
| MFPEs (%) | Kenya* | 13.39 | 18.65 | 29.47 | 34.58 | 26.19 |
| Uganda* | 22.84 | 40.05 | 32.80 | 39.71 | 34.65 | |
| Tanzania* | 22.59 | 33.59 | 40.79 | 44.15 | 37.54 | |
| DDS < 1 (%) | Kenya* | 14.66 | 4.76 | 5.26 | 7.62 | 7.77 |
| Uganda* | 15.03 | 1.51 | 4.69 | 7.39 | 6.93 | |
| Tanzania* | 11.15 | 1.93 | 2.39 | 3.11 | 4.01 | |
| DDS ≥ 4 (%) | Kenya* | 22.52 | 39.22 | 39.50 | 48.63 | 39.06 |
| Uganda* | 15.45 | 32.09 | 28.73 | 36.00 | 29.50 | |
| Tanzania* | 18.02 | 30.81 | 34.84 | 38.80 | 32.58 | |
*Statistically significant differences between age groups.