Complementary feeding practices among mothers and nutritional status of infants in Akpabuyo Area, Cross River State Nigeria

Udoh, Ekerette Emmanuel; Amodu, Olukemi K.

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-3751-7

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Table 4 Wasting, underweight and stunting of infants by complementary feeding indicators, socio-demographic and maternal and child characteristics

From: Complementary feeding practices among mothers and nutritional status of infants in Akpabuyo Area, Cross River State Nigeria

Complementary feeding indicators	Nutritional status of infants 6–11 months
	Wasting			Underweight			Stunting
	%	Total	p	%	Total	p	%	Total	p
Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods
Met	50.0	129	0.032	32.6	135	0.835	20.0	135	0.043
Not met	25.6	18		30.4	23		39.1	23
Minimum dietary diversity
Met	25.0	96	0.387	23.8	101	0.011	16.8	101	0.042
Not met	29.8	208		38.2	220		27.3	220
Minimum meal frequency
Met	29.2	192	0.839	34.0	200	0.931	20.5	200	0.036
Not met	28.0	107		34.5	116		31.0	116
Minimum acceptable diet
Met	27.1	70	0.793	25.7	74	0.038	14.9	74	0.036
Not met	28.8	233		36.0	247		26.7	247
Bottle feeding
Yes	26.5	199	0.564	31.2	112	0.469	25.0	112	0.791
No	29.6	102		35.2	207		23.7	207
Milk feeding frequency for non-breastfed child
Met	0.0	2	0.434	0.0	3	0.356	33.3	3	0.584
Not met	23.7	38		22.5	40		20.0	40
Hand washing with soap before feeding child
Yes	20.8	173	0.029	28.9	173	0.062	25.4	173	0.574
No	32.9	158		38.6	158		22.8	158
Diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks
Yes	36.4	129	0.016	38.0	129	0.151	22.5	129	0.550
No	20.4	201		30.3	201		25.4	201
Vitamins, minerals, supplements hospital medicine offered in the previous 7 days
Yes	26.4	163	0.283	35.0	163	0.640	23.3	163	0.674
No	26.5	166		32.5	166		25.3	166
Child sick in the previous 1 month
Yes	29.8	161	0.187	41.0	161	0.004	23.6	161	0.865
No	23.8	168		26.2	168		24.4	168
Mother sick in the previous 1 month
Yes	19.8	116	0.060	30.2	116	0.369	31.0	116	0.004
No	29.9	211		35.1	211		20.9	211
Child ever immunised
Yes	26.3	327	0.931	33.3	327	1.000	24.2	327	0.670
No	33.3	6		33.3	6		16.7	6
Mother’s age
<20	17.5	40	0.205	25.5	40	0.067	22.5	40	0.751
20–30	25.2	218		30.7	218		22.5	218
>30	36.5	63		44.4	63		27.0	63
Marital status
Single	16.5	19	0.000	30.4	79	0.712	24.1	79	0.729
Married	29.6	250		34.4	250		24.0	250
Separated	50.0	2		50.0	2		0.0	2
Mother’s level of education
None	31.0	42	0.750	40.5	42	0.199	23.8	42	0.922
Primary	29.0	107		38.3	107		26.2	107
Secondary	25.0	160		30.0	160		22.5	160
More than secondary	16.7	24		20.8	24		25.0	24
Mother’s occupation
Professional/Specialist	0.0	2	0.000	0.0	2	0.001	0.0	2	0.401
Civil servant	11.1	18		5.6	18		5.6	18
Farmer	44.7	38		57.9	38		57.9	38
Housewife/Unemployed	19.8	91		29.7	91		29.7	91
Student	21.7	48		32.6	46		32.6	46
Trader	33.3	102		38.2	102		38.2	102
Others	19.4	36		19.4	36		19.4	36
Place of work
Work at home	39.0	59	0.272	32.2	59	0466	15.3	59	0.148
Work outside home	29.2	130		37.7	130		24.6	130
Mothers income (Naira)
≤10,000	44.7	47	0.000	48.9	47	0.008	23.4	47	0.195
10,001–20,000	32.6	43		37.2	43		27.9	43
20,001–30000	5.6	18		11.1	18		5.6	18
30,001–40000	20.0	5		0.0	5		0.0	5
40,001–50,000	14.3	7		14.3	7		0.0	7
>50,000	0.0	5		0.0	5		20.0	5
Number of people in household
<5	26.7	135	0.447	25.9	135	0.069	24.4	135	0.890
5–9	26.7	187		38.0	187		23.2	187
>9	10.0	10		40.0	10		24.2	10
Parity
1	20.0	105	0.132	23.8	105	0.003	19.0	105	0.219
2	21.7	85		27.7	83		22.9	83
≥3	33.3	144		43.1	114		28.5	144
Child’s gender
Male	34.7	167	0.006	44.3	167	0.000	28.1	167	0.078
Female	18.1	166		22.3	116		19.9	144
Child’s age (months)
6–8	27.0	211	0.652	32.7	211	0.826	19.4	211	0.033
9–11	26.1	122		35.1	122		32.4	122
Birth order of child
First	18.8	101	0.002	23.8	101	0.005	20.8	101	0.069
Second	23.1	91		30.8	91		23.1	91
Third	18.0	50		30.0	50		20.0	50
Fourth	55.6	27		55.6	27		14.8	27
>Fourth	37.5	64		45.3	64		37.5	64

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