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Table 2 Nutritional status and dietary intake of children aged 6–23 months

From: Magnitude and factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding among children 6–23 months in Northern Ghana

Characteristics

Mean ± SD

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Nutritional status

 WAZ

−1.13 ± 1.1

  

 HAZ

−0.88 ± 1.35

  

 WHZ

−0.91 ± 1.13

  

 Stunted (HAZ < −2)

 

130

16.8

 Wasted (WHZ < −2)

 

116

15.0

 Underweight (WAZ < −2)

 

163

21.0

 Diarrhoeal infection the past 14 days

 

284

36.5

 Currently breastfeeding

 

759

97.6

 Prevalence of bottle feeding

 

87

11.2

 Met minimum meal frequency

 

431

57.3

 Met minimum dietary diversity

 

276

35.6

 Met minimum acceptable diet

 

193

24.9

 Appropriate complementary feeding rate

 

107

13.8