From: Infant and child feeding index reflects feeding practices, nutritional status of urban slum children
Age categories | Breastfed | Non–breastfed | All children | ||||||
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(n = 381) | (n = 65) | (n = 446) | |||||||
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
(n = 95) | (n = 95) | (n = 190) | (n = 124) | (n = 132) | (n = 256) | (n = 219) | (n = 227) | (n = 446) | |
6 – 8.99 mos (n = 100) | 7.1 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 1.8 | 6.5 ± 1.8 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | 6.9 ± 1.7 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 6.5 ± 1.8 |
9 – 11.99 mos (n = 90) | 6.3 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 1.8 | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 4.6 ± 1.7 | 4.4 ± 1.5 | 6.2 ± 1.8 | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 5.9 ± 1.8 |
12 – 17.99 mos (n = 196) | 5.4 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 2.0 | 5.5 ± 2.1 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 6.1 ± 1.9 | 5.9 ± 1.6 | 5.5 ± 2.0 | 5.7 ± 2.0 | 5.6 ± 2.0 |
18 – 24 mos (n = 60) | 6.1 ± 1.9 | 6.4 ± 2.0 | 6.3 ± 1.9 | 5.1 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 1.2 | 4.9 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 5.9 ± 1.9 |
All children | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 5.9 ± 1.9 | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 5.4 ± 1.6 | 6.0 ± 1.9 | 5.8 ± 1.9 | 5.9 ± 1.9 |