Table 3 Summary of selected core IYCF indicators among children 6–23 months
Age in months (n = 1984) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12-23 | 6-23 |
N | 294 | 342 | 1348 | 1984 |
Minimum meal frequency (%) | 44.6 | 46.8 | 64.1 | 58.2 |
Minimum dietary diversity (≥4 food groups) (%) | 8.5 | 24.3 | 43.2 | 34.8 |
Minimum Acceptable diet (%) | 7.8 | 16.1 | 35.1 | 27.8 |
Timely introduction of complementary foods at six months (%) | 49.2 | 46.6 | 49.2 | 48.8 |
Breastfeeding (%) | 100.0 | 99.7 | 93.5 | 95.5 |
Bottle-fed in the past 24 hours (%) | 15.6 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 10.7 |
Appropriate complementary feeding (%) | 5.0 | 8.6 | 19.5 | 15.7 |