| Acute malnutrition | Chronic malnutrition | Underweight | |||
N (%) | Mean age of introduction | N (%) | Mean age of introduction | N (%) | Mean age of introduction | |
Breastfeeding | ||||||
Exclusive breastfeeding | 22 (37.29) |
| 22 (56.41) |
| 50 (64.18) |
|
Artificial feeding | 2 (3.39) |
| - |
| 2 (2.99) |
|
mixed breastfeeding | 14 (23.73) |
| 12 (30.77) |
| 15 (22.39) |
|
Weaning | 8 (13.56) | 15.50 ± 5.5 | 9 (23.08) | 13.12 ± 4.28 | 11 (16.42) | 14 ± 5.57 |
Dietary diversification | ||||||
<6 months | 10 (16.95) | 7.03 ± 3.23 | 8 (20.51) | 6.65 ± 2.67 | 10 (14.93) | 6.63 ± 2.42 |
≥6 months | 41 (69.49) | 24 (61.53) | 48 (71.64) | |||
Diversification foods | ||||||
Porridge | 33 (64.71) | 7.03 ± 3.21 | 17 (53.13) | 6.41 ± 1.93 | 37 (63.79) | 6.44 ± 2.02 |
family meal | 14 (27.45) | 7.85 ± 2.28 | 8 (25) | 6.75 ± 1.16 | 16 (27.59) | 7.68 ± 2.18 |
Milk and milk products | 4 (4.71) | 6.5 ± 1 | 4 (12.5) | 6.5 ± 1 | 6 (10.34) | 6.3 ± 0.81 |
Fruits/vegetables | 6 (7.06) | 6.8 ± 3.5 | 4 (12.5) | 7.25 ± 1.5 | 8 (13.79) | 6.62 ± 3.02 |
Cereals | 15 (17.65) | 7.13 ± 3.4 | 13 (40.63) | 7.2 ± 3.60 | 19 (32.76) | 7 ± 3.01 |