Maternal participation in a nutrition education program in Uganda is associated with improved infant and young child feeding practices and feeding knowledge: a post-program comparison study

Table 2 Comparison of Infant and Young Child Feeing Indicators and practices between Post-Program and Comparison groups^a

Feeding Practice	Post-Program	Comparison	P-value (2-tail)	P-value Adjusted^b
Mean number of feeding occasions ± SE	3.0 ± 0.1	2.1 ± 0.2^c	0.002^c	0.001^c
Mean dietary diversity ± SE	2.8 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 0.2	0.004^c	0.003^c
Continued breastfeeding at 12 months	72.3%	16.7%	0.027^c	0.166
Fed minimum meal frequency	44.8%	37.9%	0.594	0.612
Fed minimum dietary diversity	10.3%	3.4%	0.300	0.424
Fed iron-rich complementary foods	17.2%	20.7%	0.737	0.336
Fed a minimally acceptable diet	10.3%	3.4%	0.300	0.262

^aInfant and Young Child Feeding Indicators are calculated for all children ages 6 to 24 months (n = 58, of which 29 are in each study group) based on two 24-h recall observations per child (n = 116 observations total)
^bAdjusted for presence of father in the home, maternal education, primary means of food acquisition, type of material in respondent’s home, and underweight status of the child
^cResult was significant, p < 0.05

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