Complementary feeding indicators | Nutritional status of infants 6–11 months | ||||||||
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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 |