Table 1 Characteristics of infants 0–11 months of age (n = 496), mothers and households participating in the study

Infant

Consumption of solid, semi-solid, soft foods at 6–8 mo

Age (months)

0-5

175 (35.3)

Breast milk alone

11 (7)

6-8

157 (31.7)

Breast milk, other foods and fluids

146 (93)

9-11

164 (33.1)

Infant dietary diversity (n = 390)

1.66 (0.88)

Sex

1-3 food groups

372 (95.4)

Male

247 (49.7)

4 or more

18 (4.6)

Female

249 (50.3)

Maternal

Stunting (n = 492)

Maternal age

26.57 (7.16)

All

166 (33.7)

−1.48 (1.32)^a

Maternal education (years)

4.84 (3.05)

0-5

37 (7.5)

No education

198 (39.9)

6-8 mo

48 (9.7)

Primary

291 (58.7)

9-11 mo

81 (16.5)

Secondary and above

7 (1.4)

Wasting (n = 492)

Place infant was delivered

All

12 (2.4)

0.47 (1.33)^a

Health facility

290 (58.5)

0-5

4 (0.8)

Home

206 (41.5)

6-8 mo

6 (1.2)

Household

9-11 mo

2 (0.4)

Household size

5.26 (1.96)

Underweight (n = 492)

Type of household

All

59 (12.0)

−0.61 (1.20)^a

Male-headed

412 (83.1)

0-5

14 (2.8)

Female-headed

84 (16.9)

6-8 mo

20 (4.1)

Eating frequency

2.14 (0.54)

9-11 mo

25 (5.1)

1

42 (8.5)

Feeding frequency

1.74 (0.73)

2

342 (69.0)

1

172 (42.5)

3

112 (22.6)

2

169 (41.7)

If food is sufficient between seasons

3

62 (15.3)

Yes

153 (30.8)

4

2 (0.5)

No

343 (69.2)