Table 3 Percentage prevalence of Diet Diversitya and IYCFb practices and Nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months, Banswara, Rajasthan, India
Type of Indicator | 6–23 month old children | N (All valid cases) | |
|---|---|---|---|
% Estimate | 95% CI of estimate | ||
Nature of specific food items/food groups child consumed in last 24 h | |||
Grains | 70.3 | 65.0–75.2 | 323 |
Legumes | 30.4 | 25.5–35.8 | 323 |
Milk | 38.4 | 33.1–44.0 | 323 |
Eggs | 2.8 | 1.3–5.2 | 323 |
Vit-A rich fruits and vegetables | 6.2 | 3.8–9.4 | 323 |
Other fruits and vegetables | 11.9 | 8.5–15.9 | 323 |
Rice/Porridge | 12.9 | 9.3–16.6 | 325 |
Tea | 31.1 | 26.0–36.0 | 325 |
Biscuits/Wafers | 37.2 | 32.0–42.5 | 325 |
Roti/Chapati | 54.5 | 49.0–60.0 | 325 |
Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices | |||
Early initiation of breastfeeding < 1 HR of delivery | 58.5 | 52.9–63.9 | 325 |
Child was given pre-lacteal feeding | 7.7 | 5.9–11.9 | 325 |
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months | 94.2 | 91.6–96.7 | 325 |
Child was breastfed yesterday | 85.2 | 80.9–88.9 | 325 |
Breastfeeding continued until 12–23 months | 79.9 | 74.4–85.4 | 204 |
Age-appropriate breastfeeding (AABF) | 67.1 | 61.9–72.9 | 325 |
Child had access to diet with minimum meal frequency (MMF) | 54.5 | 48.9–59.9 | 325 |
Child had access to diet with minimum dietary diversity (MDD) | 7.1 | 4.9–10.9 | 325 |
Child had access to food with minimum acceptable diet (MAD) | 6.2 | 3.9–9.9 | 325 |
Child had iron-rich food yesterday | 1.5 | 0.5–3.6 | 325 |