Characteristics

Programme areas

Intervention

N = 800

Control

N = 400

All

N = 1200

Perceived in need to feed from animal source

Yes

No

66.5

33.0

0.3

0.2

66.8

33.2

Perceived usefulness of animal food

For proper growth

22.95

10.65

21.0

7.5

22.3

9.6

Protect from disease

Keep children well

Cognitive development

To met nutrition need

29.85

18.75

21.9

0.45

27.3

14.7

20.1

0.3

29.0

17.4

21.3

0.4

Others

Perceived impairment of animal food

Children can’t digest

52.2

27.9

42.0

27.9

48.8

27.9

Children can’t chew it

Family members forbid

Myths (stomach problem, causes of worm, etc.)

10.5

6.9

6.9

28.2

9.3

14.0