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Table 3 Infant and Young Child Feeding indicators, overall and by age group, for children under 2 years

From: Determinants of stunting among children under 2 years in urban informal settlements in Mumbai, India: evidence from a household census

  Children n %
Early initiation of breastfeeding (0–23 months) 3578 1614 45
Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months (0–5 months) 861 531 62
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year (12–15 months) 587 475 81
Introduction of solids or semi-solids (6–8 months) 441 251 57
Minimum dietary diversity (6–23 months)
 All 2684 514 19
 6–11 months 954 81 8
 12–23 months 1730 433 25
Minimum meal frequency (6–23 months)
 All 2684 1779 66
 6–11 months 954 546 57
 12–23 months 1730 1233 71
Minimum acceptable diet (6–23 month)
 All 2684 321 12
 6–11 months 954 61 6
 12–23 months 1730 260 15
Consumption of iron-rich foods (6–23 month)
 All 2684 460 17
 6–11 months 954 155 16
 12–23 months 1730 305 18
Age appropriate feeding (All) 3545 852 24
  1. Information on IYCF missing for 33 children. Age appropriate feeding defined as exclusive breastfeeding for children under 6 months and minimum acceptable diet for 6–23 months
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