Table 2 IYCF practices for the children in the study sample
IYCF Practices | Overalln (%) | Boysn (%) | Girlsn (%) | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1Â h | 963 (48.8) | 480 (47.9) | 483 (49.7) | 0.351 |
Exclusive breastfeeding under 6Â months | 217 (37.0) | 105 (37.1) | 112 (36.8) | 0.942 |
Continued breastfeeding at 1Â year | 236 (82.5) | 117 (79.1) | 119 (86.2) | 0.056 |
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods (6–8 months) | 229 (70.0) | 118 (69.0) | 111 (71.2) | 0.709 |
Minimum dietary diversity (6–23 months) | 142 (9.9) | 70 (9.5) | 72 (10.5) | 0.653 |
Minimum meal frequency (6–23 months) | 545 (38.2) | 275 (37.3) | 270 (39.2) | 0.389 |
Minimum acceptable diet (6–23 months) | 112 (7.9) | 53 (7.2) | 59 (8.6) | 0.414 |
Consumption of iron-rich or iron-fortified foods | 360 (25.3) | 178 (24.1) | 182 (26.5) | 0.297 |
Children ever breastfed | 1985 (99.9) | 1006 (99.9) | 979 (99.9) | 0.589 |
Continued breastfeeding at 2Â years | 133 (74.7) | 72 (74.2) | 61 (75.3) | 0.875 |
Age-appropriate breastfeeding | 1543 (77.7) | 768 (76.3) | 775 (79.2) | 0.205 |
Predominant breastfeeding under 6Â months | 398 (67.8) | 191 (67.5) | 207 (68.1) | 0.861 |
Bottle feeding | 243 (12.3) | 142 (14.1) | 101 (10.4) | 0.015 |