Table 5.
Maternal perceptions of the index child's experience with SQ‐LNS (LNS group only)1
| Mothers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| n/N2 | Percent | ||
| (1) Maternal recollection of whether the index child received SQ‐LNS when she/he turned 6 months | |||
| No | 30/346 | 8.7 | |
| Does not know/remember | 26/346 | 7.5 | |
| Yes | 290/346 | 83.8 | |
| (2) There were times when the mother did not give SQ‐LNS to the index child | |||
| No | 179/290 | 61.7 | |
| Does not know/remember | 9/290 | 3.1 | |
| Yes | 102/290 | 35.2 | |
| (2.a) If yes, main reasons for not giving SQ‐LNS to the index child | |||
| Mother forgot | 41/102 | 40.2 | |
| Child refused food so could not give SQ‐LNS | 24/102 | 23.5 | |
| Child refused food mixed with SQ‐LNS | 23/102 | 22.6 | |
| Travelled | 13/102 | 12.8 | |
| (3) Index child's reaction at the end of the intervention | |||
| Child was indifferent | 218/290 | 75.2 | |
| Does not know/remember | 17/290 | 5.9 | |
| Other reaction | 5/290 | 1.7 | |
| Child asked for SQ‐LNS | 50/290 | 17.2 | |
| (3.a) If child asked for SQ‐LNS, frequency that index child asked for SQ‐LNS in the first few weeks after the end of the intervention | |||
| Less than once a week | 13/50 | 26.0 | |
| About once a week | 16/50 | 32.0 | |
| A few times a week | 10/50 | 20.0 | |
| Every day | 9/50 | 18.0 | |
| (4) After the end of the intervention, the mother gave the index child something as a replacement for SQ‐LNS | 290 | ||
| No | 240/290 | 82.8 | |
| Does not know/remember | 4/290 | 1.4 | |
| Yes | 46/290 | 15.9 | |
| (4.a) If yes, replacements for SQ‐LNS given to index child after the end of the intervention | |||
| Other supplements | 21/46 | 45.7 | |
| Groundnuts/groundnut paste | 7/46 | 15.2 | |
| Milk | 6/46 | 13.0 | |
| Does not know/remember | 7/46 | 15.2 | |
| (5) There was a difference in the foods the index child liked to eat during the intervention compared with other children | |||
| No | 190/290 | 65.5 | |
| Does not know/remember | 11/290 | 3.8 | |
| Yes | 89/290 | 30.7 | |
| (5.a) Observed difference in index child's food preferences during the intervention | |||
| Preferred food containing groundnuts | 61/89 | 68.5 | |
| Preferred sweet foods/drinks | 21/89 | 23.6 | |
| Refused to eat plain porridge | 8/89 | 9.0 | |
| Preferred rice or rice and stew | 6/89 | 6.7 | |
| (6) There was a difference in the foods the index child liked to eat after the end of the intervention compared with other children | |||
| No | 223/290 | 76.9 | |
| Does not know/remember | 8/290 | 2.8 | |
| Yes | 59/290 | 20.3 | |
| (6.a) Observed difference in index child's food preferences after the end of the intervention | |||
| Preferred food containing groundnuts | 30/59 | 50.9 | |
| Preferred sweet foods/drinks | 11/59 | 18.6 | |
| Preferred rice or rice and stew | 8/59 | 13.6 | |
| Refused to eat plain porridge | 7/59 | 11.9 | |
| Preferred fufu3 | 6/59 | 10.2 | |
Note: LNS = lipid‐based nutrient supplements; SQ‐LNS = Small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplements.
Question 1 was asked to all mothers with an index child in the SQ‐LNS group. Questions 2–6 were asked only to mothers who recalled that the index child received SQ‐LNS.
For main questions (1–6), values are number of mothers reporting each response or the total number of mothers. For follow‐up questions (2.a–6.a), values are the number of mothers who mentioned the specific response or the total number of mothers in the follow‐up subgroup. Specific subresponses are reported when mentioned by ≥5% of mothers in that subgroup.
Fufu is boiled and pounded unripe plantain, cassava, and/or yam, often eaten with soup.