Table 2.
Consumption of liquids and foods in the previous day, n (%)a
| Dakar | Dar es Salaam | Kathmandu Valley | Phnom Penh | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–11 months (n = 72) | 12–23 months (n = 146) | 6–11 months (n = 79) | 12–23 months (n = 150) | 6–11 months (n = 78) | 12–23 months (n = 150) | 6–11 months (n = 73) | 12–23 months (n = 149) | |
| Liquids | ||||||||
| Breast milk | 69 (95.8) | 98 (67.1)* | 75 (94.9) | 97 (64.7)* | 74 (94.9) | 134 (89.3) | 51 (69.9) | 67 (45.0)* |
| Plain water | 40 (55.6) | 121 (82.9)* | 62 (78.5) | 125 (83.3) | 70 (89.7) | 121 (80.7) | 62 (84.9) | 122 (81.9) |
| Bottled water | 31 (43.1) | 35 (24.0)* | 22 (27.8) | 34 (22.7) | 10 (12.8) | 34 (22.7) | 29 (39.7) | 57 (38.3) |
| Infant formula | 16 (22.2) | 28 (19.2) | 8 (10.1) | 3 (2.0)* | 7 (9.0) | 10 (6.7) | 29 (39.7) | 36 (24.2)* |
| Tinned or powered milk | 8 (11.1) | 69 (47.3)* | 2 (2.5) | 7 (4.7) | 10 (12.8) | 41 (27.3)* | 7 (9.6) | 48 (32.2)* |
| Tea or coffee | 5 (6.9) | 44 (30.1)* | 17 (21.5) | 77 (51.3)* | 12 (15.4) | 61 (40.7)* | 6 (8.2) | 26 (17.4)* |
| Condensed milk | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.4) | 12 (8.1)* |
| Soft drinks | 3 (4.2) | 14 (9.6) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (6.0)* | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1.4) | 17 (11.6)* |
| Fruit drinks | 2 (2.8) | 45 (30.8)* | 5 (6.3) | 40 (26.7)* | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.0) | 3 (4.1) | 29 (19.5)* |
| Chocolate‐based or malt‐based drinks | 0 (0.0) | 11 (7.5)* | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (6.4) | 32 (21.3)* | 2 (3.2) | 24 (17.4)* |
| Foods | ||||||||
| Commercial snack foods | 19 (26.4) | 109 (74.7)* | 6 (7.6) | 47 (31.3)* | 45 (57.7) | 124 (82.7)* | 28 (38.4) | 94 (63.1)* |
| Commercial infant cereal | 20 (27.8) | 37 (25.3) | 4 (5.1) | 3 (2.0) | 25 (32.1) | 18 (12.0)* | 9 (12.3) | 2 (1.3)* |
| Grain‐based foods | 55 (76.4) | 136 (93.2)* | 75 (94.9) | 146 (97.3) | 72 (92.3) | 144 (96.0) | 63 (86.3) | 136 (91.3) |
| Yogurt or cheese | 48 (66.7) | 98 (67.1) | 2 (2.5) | 4 (2.7) | 2 (2.6) | 3 (2.0) | 1 (1.4) | 19 (12.8)* |
| Sugar or honey | 36 (50.0) | 95 (65.1)* | 55 (69.6) | 120 (80.0) | 27 (34.6) | 58 (38.7) | 17 (23.3) | 36 (24.2) |
| Vitamin A‐rich fruit or vegetable | 34 (47.2) | 92 (63.0)* | 34 (43.0) | 102 (68.0)* | 22 (28.2) | 66 (44.0)* | 38 (52.1) | 78 (52.3) |
| Meat or seafood | 12 (16.7) | 83 (56.8)* | 23 (29.1) | 96 (64.0)* | 8 (10.3) | 44 (29.3)* | 54 (74.0) | 131 (87.9)* |
| Other vegetable or fruit | 14 (19.4) | 46 (31.5) | 26 (32.9) | 62 (41.3) | 26 (33.3) | 81 (54.0)* | 24 (32.9) | 74 (49.7)* |
| Eggs | 4 (5.6) | 41 (28.1)* | 3 (3.8) | 14 (9.3) | 12 (15.4) | 43 (28.7)* | 20 (27.4) | 41 (27.5) |
| Legumes | 1 (1.4) | 26 (17.8)* | 33 (41.8) | 82 (54.7) | 54 (69.2) | 131 (87.3)* | 5 (6.8) | 16 (10.7) |
a
Values with asterisks (*) indicate a statistical difference at p = .05 between 6–11‐month‐olds and 12–23‐month‐olds.