NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsTable NU.7: Bottle-feedingPercentage of children aged 0–23 months who were fed using a bottle with a nipple during the day preceding the survey, MFWR, Nepal,2010RegionPercent fed using a bottle with a nipple[1]No. of children aged0–23 monthsMid-Western 5.8 717Far Western 4.4 598SubregionSexAgeAreaMid-Western Mountains 3.9 105Mid-Western Hills 6.5 387Mid-Western Terai 5.3 225Far Western Mountains 2.6 108Far Western Hills 2.7 206Far Western Terai 6.4 284Male 3.7 655Female 6.6 6600–5 months 2.5 3396–11 months 5.3 35012–23 months 6.6 626Urban 6.3 116Rural 5.1 1,199Mother’s educationNone 4.6 724Primary 5.6 237Secondary+ 6.0 354Wealth index quintilePoorest 1.2 331Second 5.9 300Middle 7.1 264Fourth 4.2 227Richest 9.2 192Total 5.2 1,315[1] MICS Indicator 2.11Salt iodizationIodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are the world’s leading cause of preventable mental retardationand impaired psychomotor development in young children. In its most extreme form, iodinedeficiency causes cretinism. IDD also increase the risks of stillbirth and miscarriage in pregnantwomen. Iodine deficiency is most commonly and visibly associated with goitre. IDD take theirgreatest toll in impaired mental growth and development, contributing in turn to poor schoolperformance, reduced intellectual ability, and impaired work performance. The international goalwas to achieve sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency by 2005. The indicator for this is thepercentage of households consuming adequately iodized salt (≥15 parts per million (ppm)).In Nepal, three major subnational surveys (1965, 1979–82 and 1985–86) found a high prevalence ofIDD. This provided an impetus for the establishment of the national IDD programme in 1998. Theprimary intervention implemented in Nepal to control IDD is the universal iodization of all ediblesalts. Other strategies include advocacy at national and district levels, mass media campaigns topromote the use of packet iodized salt with the ‘two-child logo’, demand creation for crushed salt46