Determinants of complementary feeding practices among Nepalese children aged 6–23 months: findings from demographic and health survey 2011

Khanal, Vishnu; Sauer, Kay; Zhao, Yun

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-13-131

Table 2 Rate of meeting minimum dietary diversity among children of age 6–23 months by health related characteristics, Nepal 2011 (N=698)

From: Determinants of complementary feeding practices among Nepalese children aged 6–23 months: findings from demographic and health survey 2011

Factor	Category	Total N [%]^#	MDD n [%]	p value	MMF n [%]	p value	MAD n [%]	p value
Birth order (n=698)				<0.001		0.106		<0.001
	First	252 [36.1]	96 [38.1]		202 [80.2]		85 [33.7]
	Second or third	306 [43.8]	95 [31.0]		234 [76.5]		84 [27.5]
	Fourth or more	140 [20.1]	21 [15.0]		99 [70.7]		16 [11.4]
Birth interval (n=698)				0.004		0.225		0.005
	No previous birth	252 [36.1]	96 [38.1]		202 [80.2]		85 [33.7]
	< 24 months	99 [14.2]	27 [27.3]		72 [72.7]		26 [23.2]
	>=24 months	347 [49.7]	89 [25.6]		261 [75.2]		77 [22.2]
Timing of pregnancy (n=698)				<0.024		0.057		0.019
	Wanted then	514 [73.6]	165 [32.1]		401 [78.9]		145 [28.5]
	Wanted later	87 [12.5]	29 [33.3]		62 [68.9]		25 [27.8]
	Wanted no more	97 [13.9]	18 [18.6]		72 [72.0]		15 [15.0]
Anaemia level of mother (n= 688)				0.006		0.013		0.009
	Moderate	38 [5.5]	5 [13.2]		26 [68.4]		5 [13.2]
	Mild	201 [29.2]	51 [25.4]		142 [70.6]		42 [20.9]
	Not anaemic	449 [65.3]	152 [33.9]		360 [80.2]		134 [29.8]
ANC visit (Times) (n=698)				<0.001		<0.001		<0.001
	No ANC visit	108 [15.5]	15 [13.9]		64 [59.3]		11 [10.2]
	1–3	211 [30.2]	43 [20.4]		167 [79.1]		35 [16.6]
	4 or more	379 [54.3]	154 [40.6]		304 [80.2]		139 [36.7]
Deworming (n=698)				0.001		0.026		<0.001
	No	441 [63.2]	154 [34.9]		350 [79.4]		139 [31.5]
	Yes	257 [36.8]	58 [22.6]		185 [72.0]		46 [17.9]
Iron tablet or syrup (n= 698)				0.001		0.003		<0.001
	No/Do not know	122 [17.5]	22 [18.0]		81 [66.4]		16 [13.1]
	Yes	576 [82.5]	190 [33.0]		454 [78.8]		169 [29.3]
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine (n=698)				<0.001		0.080		<0.001
	Not at all	497 [71.2]	113 [22.7]		370 [74.4]		99 [19.9]
	Less than once a week	154 [22.1]	75 [48.7]		128 [83.1]		67 [43.5]
	At least once a week	47 [6.7]	24 [51.1]		37 [78.7]		19 [40.4]
Frequency of watching television (n=698)				<0.001		<0.001		<0.001
	Not at all	265 [38.0]	52 [19.6]		188 [70.9]		44 [16.6]
	Less than once a week	169 [24.2]	45 [26.6]		135 [79.9]		40 [23.7]
	At least once a week	264 [37.8]	115 [43.6]		212 [80.3]		101 [38.3]
Frequency of listening radio (n=698)				0.002		0.027		0.002
	Not at all	163 [23.4]	38 [23.3]		113 [69.3]		32 [19.6]
	Less than once a week	258 [37.0]	69 [26.7]		199 [77.1]		60 [23.3]
	At least once a week	277 [39.7]	105 [37.9]		223 [80.5]		93 [33.3]
Size of baby (n=698)				0.016		0.431		0.024
	Average	435 [62.3]	142 [32.6]		338 [77.7]		124 [28.5]
	Small	134 [19.2]	27 [20.21]		97 [72.4]		23 [17.2]
	Large	129 [18.5]	43 [33.3]		100 [77.5]		38 [29.5]
Place of delivery (n=698)				<0.001		0.057		<0.001
	Home	396 [56.7]	95 [24.0]		293 [74.0]		81 [20.5]
	Health facility	302 [43.3]	117 [38.7]		242 [80.1]		104 [34.4]
Mode of delivery (n=698)				0.048		0.257		0.025
	Vaginal delivery	660 [94.6]	195 [29.5]		503 [76.2]		169 [25.6]
	Caesarean section	38 [5.4]	17 [44.7]		32 [84.2]		16 [42.1]

# The number of missing values may vary for each variable. The percentages presented are valid percentages. MMF minimum meal frequency, MAD minimum acceptable diet.

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