Table 2.

Progress of introducing infant and young child feeding indicators into the National Nutrition Surveillance System in Vietnam

WHO recommended indicators	Before 2009	2009	2010–2012
Early initiation of breastfeeding		X	X
Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months	X	X	X
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year	X	X	X
Introduction of solid, semi‐solid or soft foods		X	X
Minimum dietary diversity			X
Minimum meal frequency			X
Minimum acceptable diet			X
Consumption of iron‐rich or iron‐fortified foods		X	X
Children ever breastfed	X	X	X
Continued breastfeeding at 2 years	X	X	X
Age‐appropriate breastfeeding		X	X
Predominant breastfeeding under 6 months		X	X
Duration of breastfeeding – 24 months	X	X	X
Bottle‐feeding		X	X
Provinces applied		10 provinces	63 provinces

WHO, World Health Organization.