Table 4 Percent distribution of ICFI components by age and gender
From: Infant and child feeding index reflects feeding practices, nutritional status of urban slum children
ICFI components | 6 – 8.99 mos | 9 – 11.99 mos | 12 – 17.99 mos | 18 – 24 mos | All children | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Total | |
Breastfeeding | |||||||||||
Yes | 93.8 | 98.0 | 93.5 | 88.6 | 85.9 | 81.7 | 68.8 | 78.6 | 86.7 | 86.3 | 86.6 |
χ 2 , p (by age) | 2.224,0.329 | 1.567,0.457 | 0.612,0.434 | 0.737,0.391 | 0.022,0.989 | ||||||
Bottle-feeding | |||||||||||
No | 95.9 | 98.0 | 95.7 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 93.8 | 96.4 | 96.3 | 97.8 | 97.1 |
χ 2 , p (by age) | 0.386,0.534 | 0.301,0.584 | 0.015,0.901 | 0.226,0.635 | 0.829,0.363 | ||||||
Dietary diversity score | |||||||||||
Low (0) | 26.5 | 49.0 | 50.0 | 61.4 | 45.7 | 42.3 | 43.8 | 32.1 | 42.0 | 46.3 | 44.2 |
Medium (1) | 42.9 | 35.3 | 34.8 | 27.3 | 32.6 | 34.6 | 28.1 | 42.9 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.5 |
High (2) | 30.6 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 11.4 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 19.4 | 21.3 | |||
χ 2 , p (by age) | 6.113,0.047 | 1.181,0.554 | 0.222,0.895 | 1.506,0.471 | 1.257,0.534 | ||||||
Food group frequency score | |||||||||||
Low (0) | 8.2 | 17.6 | 4.3 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 6.7 |
Medium (1) | 32.7 | 37.3 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 15.4 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
High (2) | 59.2 | 45.1 | 80.4 | 70.5 | 76.1 | 79.8 | 87.5 | 92.9 | 74.9 | 71.8 | 73.3 |
χ 2 , p (by age) | 2.834,0.242 | 1.838,0.399 | 0.601,0.740 | 1.012,0.603 | 2.005,0.367 | ||||||
Feeding frequency score | |||||||||||
Low (0) | 12.2 | 31.4 | 45.7 | 52.3 | 39.1 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 32.1 | 32.4 | 38.3 | 35.4 |
Medium (1) | 18.4 | 31.4 | 15.2 | 20.5 | 23.9 | 20.2 | 25.0 | 17.9 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 21.7 |
High (2/3)* | 69.3 | 37.3 | 39.1 | 27.2 | 37.0 | 42.3 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 46.6 | 39.2 | 42.8 |
χ 2 , p (by age) | 10.882,0.012 | 4.584,0.205 | 5.186,0.159 | 0.774,0.856 | 11.435,0.010 | ||||||