TABLE 3.
Overview of the complementary feeding practices evaluated in the present study in Indonesia1
| Indonesia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feeding practice | All (urban and rural) | Reference |
| Timing of complementary feeding2 | ||
| Very early (<4 mo) | Directly after birth: 4.5% | (74) |
| <1 mo: 8.4% | (74) | |
| 2–3 mo: 17.8% | (71) | |
| Early (<6 mo) | 50–81% | (71–73) |
| Delayed (>8 mo) | — | |
| Feeding frequency2 | 67–71.7% | (71) |
| Minimum dietary diversity2 | 22.6% (6–8 mo) | (71, 74) |
| 74.3% (18–23 mo) | (71, 74) | |
| Types of first complementary foods provided | Rice (boiled/porridge), vegetables, milk porridge, mung bean porridge, cereal, carrots, biscuits/crackers, and soup broth | (71, 72, 77, 78) |
| Consumption of food groups3 | ||
| Vegetables | 78–81% | (71) |
| Egg and/or flesh foods | 60% meat, 53% eggs, 10.5% dairy | (71) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 2.0% (6–11 mo) | (80) |
| Sentinel foods (sweets and salty foods) | 46.5% biscuits, savory snacks (6–11 mo) | (80) |
| 60% instant noodles, 50.4% fried snacks, 15% fast foods (6–59 mo) | (82) | |
1
“%” refers to the percentage of children reported across studies. IYCF, infant and young child feeding.
2
According to the WHO IYCF guidelines.
3
Refers to the percentage of children consuming each food group.