Table 3 Daily intake of commercial infant cereal
From: Use of commercial infant cereals as complementary food in infants and young children in Ghana
Variable | Frequency (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age groups (months) | 6–12 | 13–23 | All |
n | 136 | 248 | 384 |
Tablespoons per serving | |||
 1–2 | 110 (80.9) | 69 (27.8) | 179 (46.6) |
 3–4 | 26 (19.1) | 175 (70.6) | 179 (52.3) |
  ≥ 5 | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.0) |
Mean tablespoons ± SD | 2.15 ± 0.54 | 2.95 ± 0.73 | 2.67 ± 0.77 |
Frequency CIC is served per day | |||
 Once | 5 (3.7) | 29 (11.7) | 34 (8.9) |
 Two times | 55 (40.4) | 183 (73.8) | 238 (62.0) |
 Three times | 76 (55.9) | 36 (14.5) | 112 (29.2) |
Weight of tablespoon of CIC (g) |  |  | Mean ± SD |
 n |  |  | 20 |
 Cerelac |  |  | 14.6 ± 3.0 |
 Yumvita |  |  | 15.3 ± 3.4 |
 Both |  |  | 15.0 ± 0.5 |