Table 1.

Mean consumption of animal-source foods (ASF; g/person per d) among children less than 2 years of age, pregnant women, lactating women and women of childbearing age in rural Bangladesh (adjusted for age, sex, wealth group and geographic region), October 2011–March 2012

		Total fish*		Dried fish†		Meat		Poultry		Eggs
Group	n	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Fish as % of all ASF
Children <2 years	726	7	1	1	<1	1	<1	1	<1	6	1	47
Pregnant women	262	69	5	10	2	10	4	13	4	4	1	73
Lactating women	1200	73	3	9	1	8	2	12	3	4	1	75
Women of childbearing age‡	5057	64	2	9	1	7	1	10	1	5	<1	74

^*Total fish includes fresh, dried and fermented fish, converted to fresh weight equivalent.

^†Dried fish includes dried and fermented fish, converted to fresh weight equivalent.

^‡Women aged 15–49 years, excluding pregnant or lactating women.