From: Infant and child feeding index reflects feeding practices, nutritional status of urban slum children
ICFI components | Male (n = 219) | Female (n = 227) | All children (n = 446) | F value, p (by gender) |
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Breastfeeding | ||||
6 – 8.99 mos | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 15.174,0.000 |
9 – 11.99 mos | 1.9 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.6 | |
12 – 17.99 mos | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | |
18 – 24 mos | 0.7 ± 0.5 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | |
F value, p (by age category) | 161.758,0.000 | |||
Bottle-feeding | ||||
6 – 8.99 mos | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.388,0.239 |
9 – 11.99 mos | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | |
12 – 17.99 mos | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 1.0 ± 0.1 | |
18 – 24 mos | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | |
F value, p (by age category) | 1.228,0.299 | |||
Dietary diversity scores | ||||
6 – 8.99 mos | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 0.9 ± 0.8 | 0.145,0.703 |
9 – 11.99 mos | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 0.5 ± 0.7 | 0.6 ± 0.7 | |
12 – 17.99 mos | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.8 | |
18 – 24 mos | 0.8 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 0.8 | |
F value, p (by age category) | 3.035,0.029 | |||
Food group frequency scores | ||||
6 – 8.99 mos | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 0.275,0.600 |
9 – 11.99 mos | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | |
12 – 17.99 mos | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.5 | 1.7 ± 0.5 | |
18 – 24 mos | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | |
F value, p (by age category) | 3.796,0.010 | |||
Feeding frequency scores | ||||
6 – 8.99 mos | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 0.059,0.807 |
9 – 11.99 mos | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 0.8 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | |
12 – 17.99 mos | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | |
18 – 24 mos | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 1.1 | |
F value, p (by age category) | 1.267,0.285 |