Table 3 Types of food given to children aged 6–23 months by age group (n = 546), in rural Damot Sore district, August 2015
S No | Food groups | Age of children in months | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6–11 month(211) | 12–17 month(188) | 18–23 month(147) | |||||||||||
Yes | (%) | No | (%) | Yes | (%) | No | (%) | Yes | (%) | No | (%) | ||
1 | Grains, roots and tubers | 185 | 87.7 | 26 | 12.3 | 182 | 86.3 | 6 | 2.84 | 147 | 100 | 0 | 0.0 |
2 | Legumes and nuts | 45 | 21.3 | 166 | 78.7 | 59 | 28 | 129 | 61.1 | 74 | 50.3 | 73 | 49.7 |
3 | Dairy products | 169 | 80.1 | 42 | 19.9 | 162 | 76.8 | 26 | 12.3 | 128 | 87.1 | 19 | 12.9 |
4 | Egg | 19 | 9 | 192 | 91 | 14 | 6.64 | 174 | 82.5 | 8 | 5.44 | 139 | 94.6 |
5 | Flesh foods | 2 | 0.95 | 209 | 99.1 | 2 | 0.95 | 186 | 88.2 | 1 | 0.68 | 146 | 99.3 |
6 | Vitamin A rich foods | 21 | 9.95 | 190 | 90 | 24 | 11.4 | 164 | 77.7 | 14 | 9.52 | 133 | 90.5 |
7 | Other fruits and vegetable | 79 | 37.4 | 132 | 62.6 | 86 | 40.8 | 102 | 48.3 | 53 | 36.1 | 94 | 63.9 |