Table 3. Number and percentage of infants meeting five core WHO complementary feeding indicators and consuming four sentinel food groups at 6, 9, and 12 months.
| WHO IYCF Indicator | 6 mo n = 218 |
9 mo n = 193 |
12 mo n = 186 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods | 217 (99.5) | NA | NA |
| Minimum dietary diversity (≥ 4 food groups) | 6 (2.8) | 78 (40.4) | 112 (60.2) |
| Minimum meal frequency | 202 (92.7) | 191 (99.0) | 186 (100) |
| Minimum acceptable diet | 6 (2.8) | 78 (40.4) | 112 (60.2) |
| Consumption of iron-rich/iron fortified infant foods | 201 (92.2) | 145 (75.1) | 150 (80.1) |
| Sentinel food groups | |||
| Dairy products | 9 (4.1) | 3 (1.6) | 9 (4.8) |
| Flesh foods | 5 (2.3) | 105 (54.4) | 140 (75.3) |
| Eggs | 7 (3.2) | 69 (35.8) | 106 (57.0) |
| Animal-source foods | 19 (8.7) | 132 (68.4) | 161 (86.6) |
| Fortified infant foods | 200 (91.7) | 69 (35.8) | 23 (12.4) |