Infant feeding practices indicators | Number | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|
Core indicators | |||
 Timely Initiation of breastfeeding | Within an hour | 3031 | 72.5 |
Within 24 h | 1048 | 25.1 | |
After 1 day | 100 | 2.4 | |
 Exclusive breastfeeding at: | Within 3 days of birth | 4097 | 97.2 |
3 months | 2936 | 89.3 | |
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year | 3531 | 99.6 | |
 Introduction of solid/semi-solid/soft food at: | Within 3 days of birth | 8 | 0.2 |
3 months | 217 | 5.2 | |
6 months | 1707 | 42.1 | |
9 months | 3605 | 90.2 | |
12 months | 3442 | 95.7 | |
 Minimum dietary diversity at: | 6 months | 13 | 0.8 |
9 months | 27 | 0.7 | |
12 months | 88 | 2.6 | |
 Minimum meal frequency at: | 6 months | 1405 | 82.5 |
9 months | 1914 | 53.1 | |
12 months | 2158 | 62.7 | |
 Minimum acceptable diet at: | 6 months | 4 | 0.4 |
9 months | 12 | 0.3 | |
12 months | 16 | 0.3 | |
 Consumption of iron rich food | 6 months | 4 | 0.2 |
9 months | 12 | 0.3 | |
12 months | 16 | 0.3 | |
Optional indictors | |||
 Frequency of breastfeeding at: | |||
  Within 3 days of birth | < 8 months | 1007 | 24.6 |
8-11 months | 1880 | 46.0 | |
> = 12 months | 1200 | 29.4 | |
  3 months | < 8 months | 340 | 8.3 |
8-11 months | 1802 | 44.2 | |
> = 12 months | 1935 | 47.5 | |
  6 months | < 8 months | 470 | 11.8 |
8-11 months | 1753 | 44.0 | |
> = 12 months | 1766 | 44.3 | |
  9 months | < 8 months | 624 | 15.9 |
8-11 months | 1907 | 48.5 | |
> = 12 months | 1397 | 35.6 | |
  12 months | < 8 months | 864 | 24.6 |
8-11 months | 1669 | 47.5 | |
> = 12 months | 976 | 27.8 | |
Colostrum feeding | 3653 | 87.4 | |
Prelacteal feeding | 36 | 0.9 | |
 Bottle feeding | Within 3 days of birth | 136 | 3.1 |
3 months | 635 | 15.2 | |
6 months | 1394 | 34.4 | |
9 months | 1406 | 35.2 | |
12 months | 992 | 27.6 | |
 On demand BF | Within 3 days of birth | 3280 | 78.3 |
3 months | 2662 | 64.4 | |
6 months | 2189 | 54.4 | |
9 months | 1765 | 44.6 | |
12 months | 1321 | 37.3 | |
 Active feeding | 6 months | 972 | 56.9 |
9 months | 2114 | 58.6 | |
12 months | 2050 | 59.6 |