Table 5.
Child dietary diversity in relation to nonnative cattle ownership in urban areas
| Children | Children | Children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to < 24 months | 2 to < 5 years | 6 months to < 5 years | ||||
| Nonnative cattle owner | Nonnative cattle owner | Nonnative cattle owner | ||||
| Yes (N = 6) | No (N = 137) | Yes (N = 11) | No (N = 216) | Yes (N = 17) | No (N = 353) | |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| n | n | n | n | n | n | |
| Adequate dietary diversity (%) | 44.3 | 44.5 | 4.4 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 36.3 |
| 6 | 136 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 215 | |
| Dairy (%) | 73.2 | 55.4 | 53.2 | 35.5 | 62.9 | 47.4 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
| Meat (%) | 44.3 | 50.9 | 4.4 | 17.9 | 23.7 | 37.5 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
| Eggs (%) | 0.0 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
| Legumes and nuts (%) | 48.0 | 54.3 | 7.9 | 34.2 | 27.3 | 46.3 |
| 6 | 136 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 215 | |
| Grains (%) | 48.0 | 82.5 | 7.9* | 49.9 | 27.3* | 69.5 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
| Vitamin A–containing fruits and vegetables (%) | 23.1 | 24.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 18.0 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
| Other fruits and vegetables (%) | 27.9 | 58.2 | 4.4* | 40.7 | 15.8* | 51.2 |
| 6 | 137 | 6 | 79 | 12 | 216 | |
Characteristics reported are survey-corrected %. Bold text indicates the detection of a statistically significant difference between households that owned nonnative cattle and households that did not own nonnative cattle.
P < 0.05,
P < 0.01,
P < 0.001.