Table 3.

Difference‐in‐difference multivariate regression analysis of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators between the intervention and comparison groups controlling for household food insecurity scorea

IYCF indicator	Baseline to immediately post (n = 222)b	Immediately post to 6 months post (n = 212)c	Baseline to 6 months post (n = 214)d
	Difference‐in‐difference of means (95% CI)e
Number of food groups per dayf	0.34 [−0.11, 0.79]	0.20 [−0.21, 0.61]	−0.14 [−0.55, 0.27]
Number of meals per day	0.31 [0.03, 0.60]	0.13 [−0.15, 0.41]	−0.18 [−0.46, 0.01]
	Difference‐in‐difference of log odds (95% CI)e
Met minimum dietary diversityg	1.10 [−0.11, 2.31]	0.34 [−1.06, 1.74]	−0.86 [−2.12, 0.40]
Met minimum meal frequencyh	0.41 [−0.67, 1.49]	0.06 [−0.95, 1.07]	−0.31 [−1.31, 0.69]
Met minimum acceptable dieti	1.46 [−0.12, 3.04]	−0.11 [−2.11, 1.89]	−1.43 [−3.18, 0.33]
Consumed iron‐rich foodj	1.12 [−0.04, 2.29]	0.83 [−0.53, 2.19]	−0.17 [−1.56, 1.22]

Note. CI: confidence interval.

^a Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) score ranges from 0 (food secure) to 27 (severely food insecure; Coates et al., 2007); in the study sample, HFIAS scores ranged from 0 to 22.

^b Baseline to immediately post: Intervention (n = 48), comparison (n = 174).

^c Immediately post to 6 months post: Intervention (n = 45), comparison (n = 167).

^d Baseline to 6 months post: Intervention (n = 45), comparison (n = 169).

^e Statistically significant at α < 0.05 bold faced.

^f Food groups: Grains/roots/tubers, legumes/nuts, dairy, flesh foods, eggs, vitamin A‐rich fruits and vegetables, and other fruits and vegetables (WHO, 2008).

^g Minimum dietary diversity criteria: Consuming four out of seven designated food groups (grains/roots/tubers, legumes/nuts, dairy, flesh foods, eggs, vitamin A‐rich fruits and vegetables, and other fruits and vegetables) in 24 hr (WHO, 2008).

^h Minimum meal frequency criteria: Consuming a minimum of three meals in 24 hr if concurrently breastfeeding or four meals per 24 hr if not (WHO, 2008).

ⁱ Minimum acceptable diet criteria: For children who are currently breastfeeding, both minimum meal frequency and minimum dietary diversity criteria must be met; for children who are not currently breastfeeding, the minimum meal frequency criteria must be met and the child must receive two dairy servings and consume four out of the six non‐dairy food groups described above (WHO, 2008).

^j Consumption of iron‐rich foods includes flesh foods, iron supplements, iron‐fortified foods such as baby formula, and micronutrient packets with iron (WHO, 2008).