TABLE 2.
Compliance to the infant milk–cereal mix and IFA1
| Intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indicators of compliance | Modest-protein group (n = 512) | High-protein group (n = 519) | No supplement group (n = 517) |
| Days supplement packet consumed by the infant | 158.2 ± 29.4 | 154.4 ± 34.6 | — |
| Days packet consumed, % | |||
| >75 | 438 (85.6) | 430 (82.9) | — |
| 51–75 | 54 (10.6) | 64 (12.3) | — |
| 26–50 | 14 (2.7) | 17 (3.3) | — |
| ≤25 | 6 (1.2) | 8 (1.5) | — |
| Days IFA syrup consumed by the infant | 151.2 ± 33.1 | 148.1 ± 37.2 | 146.5 ± 32.5 |
| Days IFA consumed, % | |||
| >75 | 381 (74.4) | 369 (71.1) | 343 (66.3) |
| 51–75 | 99 (19.3) | 110 (21.2) | 139 (26.9) |
| 26–50 | 26 (5.1) | 30 (5.8) | 28 (5.4) |
| ≤25 | 6 (1.2) | 10 (1.9) | 7 (1.4) |
1
Values are mean ± SD or n (%). IFA, iron–folic acid.