Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...

Table 12.6 Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices
Percentage of youngest children age 6-23 months living with their mother who are fed according to three IYCF feeding practices based upon number of food groups and
times they are fed during the day or night preceding the survey by breastfeeding status and background characteristics, Timor-Leste 2009-10
Background
characteristic
160 | Nutrition of Children and Women
Among breastfed children 6-23 months,
percentage fed:
3+ food
groups 1
Minimu
m times
or more 2
Both 3+
food
groups
and
minimu
m times
or more
Number
of
breastfed
children
6-23
months
Among non-breastfed children 6-23 months,
percentage fed:
Milk or
milk
products 3
4+ food
groups
4+ times
or more
With 3
IYCF
practices 4
Number
of nonbreastfed
children
6-23
months
Breast-
milk or
milk
products 3
Among all children 6-23 months,
percentage fed:
3+ or
4+ food
groups 5
Minimum
times or
more 6
With all 3
IYCF
practices
Age in months
6-8 28.0 75.2 26.5 443 * * * * 21 98.6 28.9 72.2 25.3 464
9-11 47.1 64.7 32.9 426 (39.3) (56.4) (20.1) (0.0) 37 95.2 47.8 61.1 30.3 463
12-17 69.9 70.5 51.4 615 29.7 52.8 22.0 7.3 295 77.2 64.4 54.8 37.1 910
18-23
Sex
69.1 75.7 54.0 290 20.3 55.1 17.6 4.1 416 53.0 60.9 41.4 24.6 706
Male 52.8 71.2 41.3 912 29.8 51.3 19.7 7.0 398 78.7 52.4 55.5 30.8 1,310
Female
Residence
54.8 71.1 41.0 862 22.1 57.1 18.4 2.9 371 76.6 55.5 55.2 29.6 1,232
Urban 65.1 65.7 43.4 367 48.4 75.0 15.6 7.8 226 80.3 68.9 46.6 29.8 593
Rural
District
50.9 72.5 40.6 1,407 16.8 45.4 20.6 3.9 542 76.8 49.3 58.1 30.4 1,949
Aileu 49.2 44.1 32.6 68 (26.0) (45.3) (6.6) (3.4) 16 85.6 48.4 36.8 26.9 85
Ainaro 16.1 49.7 9.1 111 18.0 17.0 4.6 0.0 42 77.5 16.4 37.3 6.6 153
Baucau 58.6 77.2 43.0 191 13.5 47.5 12.4 1.8 90 72.3 55.0 56.5 29.8 282
Bobonaro 56.5 91.4 54.7 156 27.4 48.3 26.2 5.7 72 77.1 53.9 70.9 39.3 228
Covalima 40.9 70.9 29.6 76 (21.6) (23.6) (9.9) (0.0) 33 76.5 35.7 52.6 20.7 109
Dili 75.5 66.9 49.2 232 52.8 82.9 14.0 9.5 163 80.5 78.6 45.1 32.8 395
Ermera 49.7 67.4 48.3 236 (23.1) (38.4) (64.7) (11.3) 62 84.1 47.4 66.8 40.6 298
Lautem 42.7 68.1 22.0 157 23.0 34.6 10.2 0.8 66 77.2 40.3 50.9 15.7 223
Liquiçá 73.5 78.4 61.7 108 23.7 85.4 27.7 7.3 41 79.2 76.7 64.6 46.9 149
Manatuto 60.9 86.2 56.1 79 14.5 74.3 17.1 2.6 41 70.5 65.5 62.4 37.6 120
Manufahi 75.6 50.0 41.8 81 (30.7) (65.8) (5.6) (3.0) 22 85.1 73.5 40.5 33.5 103
Oecussi 43.8 71.7 32.8 164 8.0 45.6 21.8 3.4 47 79.5 44.2 60.6 26.3 211
Viqueque
Mother’s education
45.1 87.5 40.6 114 10.9 44.6 15.4 4.3 74 65.0 44.9 59.1 26.3 187
No education 48.1 72.9 39.3 583 16.3 47.9 22.1 2.9 210 77.9 48.0 59.5 29.7 792
Primary 52.8 71.9 40.6 527 16.7 44.9 20.3 4.6 202 76.9 50.6 57.6 30.6 729
Secondary
More than
59.9 68.4 43.1 634 35.4 61.9 16.3 5.0 321 78.3 60.6 50.9 30.3 956
secondary
Wealth quintile
* * * 29 * * * * 36 (73.8) (64.3) (47.7) (31.7) 65
Lowest 43.6 73.2 32.6 401 9.1 34.4 15.9 1.5 155 74.7 41.0 57.2 24.0 556
Second 46.8 70.9 37.6 370 11.2 41.3 21.9 1.8 150 74.4 45.2 56.8 27.3 520
Middle 54.6 70.1 43.4 376 17.9 48.0 15.1 3.2 136 78.2 52.8 55.5 32.7 512
Fourth 59.8 70.7 45.5 372 38.1 59.9 22.5 4.4 138 83.3 59.8 57.7 34.4 510
Highest 70.2 70.2 50.1 254 48.7 80.3 19.9 12.2 191 78.0 74.6 48.6 33.8 444
Total 53.8 71.1 41.2 1,773 26.1 54.1 19.1 5.0 769 77.6 53.9 55.4 30.2 2,542
Number
of all
children
6-23
months
Note: Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed.
1 Food groups: a. infant formula, milk other than breastmilk, cheese or yogurt or other milk products; b. foods made from grains, roots, and tubers, including porridge,
fortified baby food from grains; c. vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables; d. other fruits and vegetables; e. eggs; f. meat, poultry, fish, and shellfish (and organ meats); g.
legumes and nuts; h. foods made with oil, fat, butter.
2 At least twice a day for breastfed infants 6-8 months and at least three times a day for breastfed children 9-23 months
3 Includes commercial infant formula, fresh, tinned and powdered animal milk, and cheese, yogurt and other milk products
4 Nonbreastfed children age 6-23 months are considered to be fed with a minimum standard of three Infant and Young Child Feeding practices if they receive other milk or
milk products and are fed at least the minimum number of times per day with at least the minimum number of food groups.
5 3+ food groups for breastfed children and 4+ food groups for non-breastfed children
6 Fed solid or semi-solid food at least twice a day for infants 6-8 months, 3+ times for other breastfed children, and 4+ times for non-breastfed children
12.7 ANEMIA IN CHILDREN
Anemia is a condition characterized by a reduction in the red blood cell volume and a
decrease in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is necessary for transporting
oxygen to tissues and organs in the body. About half of the global burden of anemia is due to iron
deficiency. Iron deficiency, in turn, is largely due to an inadequate dietary intake of bioavailable iron,
increased iron requirements during rapid growth periods (such as pregnancy and infancy), and
increased blood loss due to hookworm infestation. Nutritional anemia includes the anemia burden due
to deficiency in iron plus deficiencies in folate, vitamins B and B12, and certain trace elements
involved with red blood cell production. Anemia in children is associated with impaired mental and