Participating child | Entire group (N = 153) | Sub group (N = 74) |
---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Has child ever been breastfed? | ||
 Yes | 153 (100) | 74 (100) |
Still breastfed? | ||
 Yes | 73 (47.7) | 35 (47.3) |
 No | 80 (52.3) | 39 (52.7) |
If no longer breastfed, child’s age when breastfeeding ceased? | ||
 Before 1 month | 2 (2.4) | 1 (2.6) |
 1–3 months | 12 (15.0) | 8 (20.5) |
 3–6 months | 23 (28.8) | 13 (33.3) |
 After 6 months | 43 (53.8) | 17 (43.6) |
Proportions receiving growing up milk | ||
 12.0–17.9 months | 46 (75.4) | 21 (72.4) |
 18.0–24.5 months | 79 (85.9) | 36 (80.0) |
Child’s age when first solid/semi-solid foods given? | ||
 Before 3 months | 7 (4.6) | 5 (6.8) |
 3–5 months | 18 (11.8) | 10 (13.5) |
 At 6 months | 79 (51.6) | 35 (47.3) |
 After 6 months | 49 (32.0) | 24 (32.4) |
aType of food introduced in the first 6 months? | ||
 Infant formula | 100 (65.4) | 53 (71.6) |
 Commercial cereals | 89 (58.1) | 41 (55.4) |
 Rice porridge | 65 (42.5) | 32 (43.2) |
 Fruit puree | 49 (32.0) | 21 (28.4) |
 Vegetable puree | 39 (25.5) | 17 (23.0) |