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Table 5 Age-related fulfillment of minimum meal frequency, minimum dietary diversity and minimum acceptable diet by the study children (6 to 23 months)

From: Maternal nutritional status and child feeding practices: a retrospective study in Santal communities, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India

 

Fulfillment of minimum meal frequency

(definition: 2 cooked meals per day at 6 to 8 months, 3 cooked meals per day at 9 to 23 months)

 

n (%)

N

6 to 8 months

15 (53.6)

28

9 to 11 months

8 (40.0)

20

12 to 23 months

76 (75.2)

101

 

Fulfillment of minimum dietary diversity (definition: ≥4 FG per day)

6 to 8 months

7 (25.0)

28

9 to 11 months

10 (50.0)

20

12 to 23 months

70 (75.3)

93

 

Fulfillment of minimum acceptable diet (definition: minimum meal frequency & minimum dietary diversity)

6 to 8 months

6 (21.4)

28

9 to 11 months

6 (30.0)

20

12 to 23 months

54 (58.1)

93

  1. Note: for meal frequency: breastfed children (n = 147), non-breastfed children (n = 2, serial No: 208, 354); for dietary diversity or acceptable diet: non-breastfed child (n = 1, serial No 208)
  2. Recommendation for non-breastfed children: 4 cooked meals 6 to 23 months (minimum meal frequency), at least 2 milk feeds and ≥ 4 FG per day not counting milk feeds (minimum dietary diversity)