Table 4.
Impact of radio nutrition education on child feeding practices
| Intervention communities | Comparison communities | DID | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core IYCF indicators | Baseline, n (%) | Follow-up, n (%) | Difference | Baseline, n (%) | Follow-up, n (%) | Difference | |
| CF rate foods at 6 months | 263 (88⋅9) | 228 (91⋅9) | 3⋅0 | 237 (79⋅3) | 221 (80⋅4) | 1⋅1 | 2⋅2 |
| MMFa | 204 (81⋅3) | 200 (93⋅0) | 11⋅7 | 173 (57⋅7) | 266 (96⋅4) | 38⋅7 | −27⋅0*** |
| MDD (≥4 food groups) | 75 (25⋅7) | 121 (49⋅0) | 23⋅3 | 5 (1⋅7) | 42 (15⋅3) | 13⋅6 | 9⋅7* |
| MADb | 63 (25⋅4) | 106 (51⋅2) | 25⋅4 | 5 (1⋅7) | 41 (15⋅0) | 13⋅3 | 12⋅1** |
| Appropriate complementaryc | 55 (22⋅4) | 100 (49⋅3) | 26⋅9 | 3 (1⋅0) | 34 (12⋅4) | 11⋅4 | 15⋅5*** |
a
MMF is defined as two times for breast-fed infants aged 6–8 months; three times for breast-fed children aged 9–23⋅9 months; four times for non-breast-fed children aged 6–23⋅9 months. ‘Meals’ include both meals and snacks, and frequencies are based on mother's report.
b
Acceptable diet is defined as who had at least the MDD and the MMF during the previous day.
c
Appropriate complementary is defined as having met MAD and complementary food being introduced at 6 months.
*
P < 0⋅05; **P < 0⋅01; ***P < 0⋅001.