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Table 4 Age wise disaggregation of infant feeding practices, Nepal 2011

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

Age categories

Provided

% (95% CI)*

Minimum dietary diversity

Minimum dietary diversity for 6–11 months (n=244)

43

17.6 (12.82–22.38)

Minimum dietary diversity for 12–17 months (n=238)

87

36.6 (30.48–42.72)

Minimum dietary diversity for 18–23 months (n=216)

82

38.0 (31.53–44.47)

Minimum dietary diversity for 6–23 months (N= 698)

212

30.4 (26.99-33.81)

Minimum meal frequency

Minimum meal frequency for 6–8 months breastfed (n=133)

88

66.2 (58.16–74.24)

Minimum meal frequency for 9–23 months breastfed (n=536)

421

78.5 (75.02–81.98)

Minimum meal frequency for 6–23 months non breastfed (n=29)

26

89.7 (78.64–100)

Minimum meal frequency for 6–23 months breastfed (n=669)

509

76.1 (72.87–79.33)

Minimum meal frequency for 6–11 months (all) (n=244)

169

69.3 (63.51–75.09)

Minimum meal frequency for12–17 months (all) (n= 238)

193

81.1 (76.13–86.07)

Minimum meal frequency for 18–23 months (all) (n=216)

173

80.1 (74.78–85.42)

Minimum meal frequency for 6–23 months all (N=698)

535

76.6 (73.46–79.74)

Minimum acceptable diet

Minimum acceptable diet for breastfed children (n=669)

183

27.4 (24.02–30.78)

Minimum acceptable diet for non-breastfed children (n=29)

2

6.9 (N/A)

Minimum acceptable diet 6–11 months (all) (n=244)

41

16.8 (12.11–21.49)

Minimum acceptable diet 12–17 months (all) (n=238)

77

32.4 (26.45–38.35)

Minimum acceptable diet 18–23 months (all) (n= 216)

67

31.0 (24.83–37.17)

Minimum acceptable diet for all children (6–23 months) (N=698)

185

26.5 (23.23–29.77)

  1. N/A not applicable for upper and lower limits of the proportion. CI confidence interval. *Proportions under the same section with a different superscript letter are significantly different (P<0.05).