Table 3 Prevalence of complementary feeding indicators in indigenous children from 6 to 23 months, according to socio, economic characteristics Ecuador, 2012. [% (95% CI) = percentage (95% confidence interval expanded sample)]

(6, 12 months)

(13, 18 months)

(19, 23 months)

(6, 12 months)

(13, 18 months)

(19, 23 months)

(6, 12 months)

(13, 18 months)

(19, 23 months)

% (95% CI)†

% (95% CI)††

% (95% CI)†††

% (95% CI)†

% (95% CI)††

% (95% CI)†††

% (95% CI)†

% (95% CI)††

% 95% CI)†††

Meets indicator

32.5 (23.6, 42.8)

55.6 (42, 68.4)

63.3 (47.8, 76.5)

78.8 (70.5, 85.2)

58 (43.8, 71)

67.8 (50.2, 81.5)

49.6 (39.4, 59.8)

65 (48, 78.8)

77.7 (66, 86.2)

Children characteristics

 Child´s gender

  Male

26.9 (15.8, 41.9)

56.2 (37.3, 73.5)

64.8 (44.4, 80.9)

79.3 (67.9, 87.4)

63.9 (44.6, 79.5)

81.9 (66.1, 91.3)

46.4 (33.5, 59.8)

63.6 (41.8, 81)

81.9 (65.9, 91.4)

  Female

35.8 (23.8, 49.8)

54.9 (35.6, 72.9)

62.3 (41.6, 79.4)

78.5 (67, 86.7)

51.7 (32.4, 70.5)

58.3 (34.5, 78.9)

51.5 (37.3, 65.4)

66.5 (40.4, 85.3)

74.9 (57.5, 86.8)

 Diarrhea, cough, or runny nose on the last 2 weeks

  No

35.6 (22.4, 51.5)

55.2 (36, 72.9)

60.3 (39.8, 77.6)

79.7 (67.1, 88.3)

57.5 (37.8, 75.1)

71.4 (52.4, 85)

53 (36.7, 68.7)

66.4 (40.9, 85)

84.4 (67.8, 93.3)

  Yes

30.2 (19.8, 43.2)

55.1 (38.4, 70.8)

67.3 (45, 83.8)

77.1 (66.2, 85.3)

57.6 (38, 75.1)

65.9 (34.7, 87.6)

47.7 (35.6, 60.1)

61.7 (41.4, 78.6)

72.5 (52.1, 86.4)

Mother’s characteristics

 Mother´s age (years)

  14–17

17 (3.9, 50.4)

100 (…)

22 (1.6, 83.3)

82.2 (52.7, 95.1)

78.7 (26, 97.5)

100 (…)

18.7 (4.9, 51)^a

100 (…)^**

78 (16.7, 98.4)

  18–25

34.8 (22, 50.3)

97.6 (90.8, 99.4)

49.8 (30, 69.6)

77.2 (65.2, 86)

54.4 (31.9, 75.2)

68.1 (47, 83.6)

55.9 (41.3, 69.6)^**

51.9 (30.8, 72.4)^a

74.1 (52.6, 88)

  26- 35

33.8 (19.8, 51.4)

100 (…)

70.6 (49, 85.7)

79.8 (65.8, 89.1)

58 (35.8, 77.4)

65.5 (36.2, 86.3)

44.4 (28.6, 61.4)

71.6 (44.9, 88.6)

80.4 (61.8, 91.2)

  Over 35

20.6 (5.9, 51.8)

100 (…)

68.6 (39.3, 88)

80.5 (49.1, 94.6)

66.5 (39.5, 85.8)

71.5 (40.4, 90.3)

54.8 (33.7, 74.3)^*

88.8 (72, 96)^**

74.2 (43, 91.6)

 Mother´s educational level

  No studies

13.4 (1.7, 57.5)

100 (…)^a

,

73.3 (33.2, 93.8)

34.9 (6.7, 79.9)

40.8 (4.8, 90.3)

69.6 (31.9, 91.8)

47.4 (9, 89.1)

100 (…)^**

  Primary

30.6 (18.9, 45.6)

44 (26.8, 62.7)^**

68.2 (47.4, 83.7)

77.9 (64.8, 87.1)

56 (36, 74.3)

65.4 (39.8, 84.4)

43 (29.7, 57.4)

58.4 (37.6, 76.6)

77.7 (60.7, 88.7)^a

  High School

41.6 (28, 56.6)

60 (39.9, 77.2)

61.2 (38.9, 79.6)

77.7 (66, 86.3)

66.6 (44.8, 83)

79.7 (62.1, 90.4)

50.5 (36.4, 64.6)

83.9 (71.3, 91.6)

75.9 (55.1, 89)

  University

28.4 (5.3, 73.8)

95.4 (69.6, 99.5)

84.6 (35.6, 98.2)

90.9 (56.7, 98.7)

82.7 (42.8, 96.8)

66.4 (22.3, 93.1)

81.5 (41.3, 96.5)

93.6 (70.3, 98.9)

100 (…)^**

 Mother´s marital status

  Civil union/married

32.2 (22.5, 43.7)

51.2 (37, 65.2)

64 (47.9, 77.4)

78 (68.6, 85.1)

61.9 (46.1, 75.5)^a

68.6 (50, 82.7)

49 (37.4, 60.7)

64.1 (45.2, 79.5)^a

79.2 (67.6, 87.5)

  Single

43.2 (17.7, 72.9)

75.5 (48.5, 91)

45.8 (6.8, 90.8)

87.4 (60.8, 96.9)

58.4 (29.6, 82.4)

76.3 (20.5, 97.6)

65.2 (42.2, 82.7)

90.4 (70.5, 97.4)^*

45.8 (6.8, 90.8)

  Divorced/widowed

23.3 (5.3, 62.2)

72 (28, 94.4)

-

66.6 (27.9, 91.2)

18.7 (3.1, 62.3)^*

-

39.9 (12.8, 75.1)

45.8 (8.9, 87.9)

-

 Number of children

  1, 3

33.6 (23, 46.2)

53.6 (36.1, 70.2)

64.4 (44.3, 80.4)

79.9 (70.6, 86.8)

54 (36.3, 70.7)

68.9 (42.2, 87)

52.6 (39.9, 64.9)

58.9 (38.7, 76.5)^a

80.7 (63.4, 91)

  4, 7

32.4 (17.8, 51.5)

57.5 (42.2, 71.5)

57.3 (35.7, 76.4)

72.9 (53, 86.6)

60.1 (44.4, 74)

62.3 (40.8, 79.8)

49.1 (32.4, 66.1)

75.9 (62.2, 85.8)

71.8 (51.1, 86.1)

  Over 7

26.2 (5.4, 69)

61.9 (31.1, 85.4)

83.1 (51.6, 95.8)

78.6 (30.7, 96.8)

78 (47.1, 93.4)

94 (63.4, 99.3)

23 (4.6, 64.8)

85.4 (63.4, 95.2)^*

87.6 (55.8, 97.5)

Household characteristics

 Area of residence

  Urban

30.8 (12.9, 57.2)

36.7 (14.3, 66.8)^a

82.2 (50, 95.5)

76.5 (54.2, 90)

39.5 (15.4, 70.2)

41 (12.2, 77.7)

55.5 (27.1, 80.6)

31 (13.5, 56.4)^a

92.7 (76.9, 98)^a

  Rural

33 (23.6, 44)

66.4 (56.7, 74.8)^*

57.6 (40.9, 72.7)

79.5 (70.5, 86.3)

67.7 (56.4, 77.2)

75.4 (61.7, 85.3)

47.7 (38, 57.5)

83.1 (72.9, 90.1)^**

73.2 (59.7, 83.4)^*

 Economic quintile

  5 (richest)

74.4 (18.2, 97.4)

55.6 (6.9, 95.5)

100 (…)^**

100 (…)^**

55.6 (6.9, 95.5)

-

100 (…)^**

100 (…)^**

100 (…)^**

  4

6.1 (0.7, 36.5)^b

100 (…)^**

100 (…)^**

87.6 (45.9, 98.3)

70 (12.9, 97.4)

100 (…)^**

93.4 (61.6, 99.2)^**

95 (60.3, 99.6)^*

100 (…)^**

  3

34.1 (11.8, 66.8)

60.3 (16, 92.4)

93 (68.4, 98.8)^**

82.6 (53.3, 95.2)

54.6 (14.8, 89.3)

91.2 (62.7, 98.5)^*

49.7 (17.5, 82.1)

37.2 (9.6, 76.7)

93 (69.2, 98.8)^*

  2

45 (25.8, 65.9)

53 (19.9, 83.6)

85.5 (50.3, 97.2)^*

80.1 (63.1, 90.5)

40.7 (15.1, 72.5)

59 (20.5, 89)

40.1 (21.3, 62.2)

60.6 (21.8, 89.5)

95 (68, 99.4)^*

  1 (poorest)

28.9 (19.4, 40.8)^a

54 (41.4, 66.1)^a

57.1 (39.3, 73.2)^a

76 (65.5, 84.1)^a

64.3 (49.3, 77)

66.9 (46.4, 82.6)^a

47.6 (36.5, 59.1)^a

73 (56, 85.1)^a

73.9 (60, 84.2)^a

 Home in extreme poverty

  No

36.1 (24.4, 49.8)

58.6 (38.8, 75.9)

74.8 (56.4, 87.2)

79.8 (69.4, 87.3)

59 (40.2, 75.4)

81.4 (67.4, 90.3)^*

51.5 (37.7, 65)

69.8 (44.4, 87)

82.9 (71.1, 90.6)

  Yes

25.6 (15, 40.2)

51.8 (32.3, 70.7)

51 (27, 74.5)

76.9 (62.6, 86.8)

56.8 (35.4, 75.9)

52.7 (28.9, 75.3)^a

46.1 (33, 59.7)

58.7 (37, 77.5)

72 (50.9, 86.5)

 Human Development Voucher

  No

34.4 (22.3, 49)

52.8 (32, 72.8)

58.2 (37.8, 76.1)

83.1 (73.2, 89.9)

48.9 (29.3, 68.9)

78.3 (57.6, 90.5)

48.9 (34.2, 63.7)

55.7 (32.5, 76.7)

71 (49.7, 85.8)

  Yes

29.4 (18.3, 43.7)

59.9 (46.8, 71.7)

65.6 (44.9, 81.7)

72 (58.2, 82.7)

69.1 (56.4, 79.5)

61.8 (38.7, 80.5)

50.7 (36.3, 65)

76.4 (63.9, 85.5)

81 (67, 89.9)