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Table 13: Percent distribution of children born in the two years preceding the survey andstill breastfeeding, according to age, Lahj governorate, July 2012Lowland MountainousEcological ZoneN % N %Total 208 70.0 216 67.7Note: Still breastfeeding status refers to a "24-hour" period (yesterday and last night)4.5.2. Minimum meal frequency of childrenThe minimum meal frequency for infants is a proxy indicator for energy intake from foods otherthan breast milk. It is defined as 2 times for breastfed children 6 to 8 months of age, 3 times forbreastfed children aged 9 to 23 months and 4 times for non-breastfed children aged 6 to 23months. The results are being reported separately for breastfed (Table 14a) and non-breastfed(Table 14b) children.Table 14a: Percentage of still breast feeding children, 6 to 23 months old, who received theminimum* number of meals, Lahj governorate, July 2012LowlandMountainousEcological Zone% N % NAge Group6-11 51.9 42 56 53.812-17 59.6 28 41 56.918-23 61.8 42 25 62.5Total 57.1 112 122 56.5*Minimum defined as 2 times for breastfed infants 6-8 months, 3 times for breastfed infants 9-23 months, 4times for non-breastfed infants 6-23 monthsAmong those children 6 to 23 months of age and still breastfeeding (Table 14a), 57.1% inLowland and 56.5% in Mountain zones received the minimum number of meals. In bothecological zones, it was higher among the older children, with 61.8% and 62.5% of the 18 to 23months old children in Lowland and Mountain, respectively received the minimum number ofmeals. 51.9% and 53.8% of children 6 to 11 month of age, and 59.6% and 56.9% of the 12 to 17month olds in Lowland and Mountain respectively, received the minimum number of meals.37