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Table 11.9 Micronutrient intake among childrenAmong youngest children age 6-35 months living with their mother, the percentage who consumed vitamin A-rich foods and iron-richfoods in the day and night preceding the survey; and among all children age 6-59 months, percentage given vitamin A supplements inthe six months preceding the survey, percentage given iron supplements in the past seven days, percentage given deworming medicationin the six months preceding the survey; and among all children age 6-59 months who live in households that were tested for iodized salt,percentage who live in households with adequately iodized salt, by background characteristics, Swaziland 2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicAmong youngest children age6-35 months living withthe mother:Percentagewhoconsumedfoods richin vitaminA in past 24hours 1Percentagewhoconsumedfoods richin ironin past24 hours 2NumberofchildrenAmong all children age 6-59 months:PercentagePercentagegiven Percentage givenvitamin A given iron dewormingsupple- supple- medicamentsments tion Number6 months 7 days 6 months 3 childrenin past in past in past ofAmong children age6-59 months living inhouseholds testedfor iodized saltPercentageliving inhouseholdswithadequatelyiodizedsalt 4NumberofchildrenAge in months6-8 49.4 24.4 157 86.2 1.5 10.6 160 79.7 1489-11 76.7 46.2 135 87.6 2.3 21.0 141 76.9 13012-17 85.0 53.0 260 90.7 2.1 40.9 283 76.7 27218-23 85.0 56.0 216 86.5 3.2 49.2 248 77.4 23124-35 86.3 59.3 324 85.2 2.3 57.1 483 77.8 46036-47 na na na 70.8 1.7 52.7 492 77.3 47448-59 na na na 72.6 1.5 51.6 480 81.5 447SexMale 81.7 51.0 567 80.4 2.2 46.8 1,149 77.3 1,094Female 76.5 50.0 524 80.6 1.8 46.5 1,138 79.4 1,067Breastfeeding statusBreastfeeding 76.2 45.8 525 90.3 2.2 29.4 539 77.8 507Not breastfeeding 81.7 55.0 559 78.3 2.1 53.4 1,579 78.5 1,494Missing * * 8 69.6 0.7 38.8 170 78.9 161Mother's age at birth15-19 77.1 46.9 243 80.9 1.9 38.0 539 76.2 50020-29 77.9 50.1 559 79.8 1.4 50.4 1,142 80.3 1,09130-39 84.5 54.3 268 81.8 3.1 48.6 553 76.5 52040-49 * * 22 77.2 5.3 34.1 54 77.4 49ResidenceUrban 80.5 60.4 209 75.8 1.7 58.5 494 76.3 468Rural 78.9 48.2 883 81.8 2.1 43.4 1,793 78.9 1,693RegionHhohho 83.7 52.7 278 83.2 2.4 50.8 622 84.3 610Manzini 77.2 53.9 350 82.5 2.0 52.2 702 73.1 665Shiselweni 77.1 46.6 251 80.1 1.9 40.2 500 77.5 457Lubombo 79.2 46.7 213 74.2 1.7 39.7 463 78.8 430Mother’s educationNo education 78.4 45.9 81 71.2 1.7 29.8 199 78.5 192Lower primary 84.1 41.6 98 79.2 0.6 34.4 207 76.1 192Higher primary 74.8 44.3 299 82.6 2.4 40.3 606 79.7 573Secondary 79.3 52.3 371 81.5 2.3 49.5 775 74.2 732High school 81.6 57.1 180 82.5 1.9 57.0 353 83.2 327Tertiary 86.2 70.6 63 76.0 1.9 72.8 150 85.8 145Wealth quintileLowest 75.1 36.1 245 81.1 1.5 33.3 456 75.6 418Second 82.4 46.1 240 79.1 3.7 38.6 502 78.3 476Middle 76.5 50.6 224 82.9 1.1 45.0 451 75.6 427Fourth 78.3 56.8 198 83.7 2.1 55.0 429 81.9 408Highest 85.0 68.7 184 76.0 1.5 62.9 449 80.4 432Total 79.2 50.5 1,092 80.5 2.0 46.7 2,288 78.3 2,161Note: Information on vitamin A and iron supplements and deworming medication is based on mother's recall. An asterisk indicates thatan estimate is based on fewer than 25 unweighted children and has been suppressed.na = Not applicable1Includes meat (and organ meat), fish, poultry, eggs, pumpkin, red or yellow yams or squash, carrots, red sweet potatoes, dark greenleafy vegetables, mango, papaya, and other locally grown fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin A2Includes meat, (including organ meat)3Deworming for intestinal parasites is commonly done for helminthes and for schistosomiasis.4Salt containing 15 parts per million of iodine or more. Excludes children in households in which salt was not testedNutrition of Children and Adults | 159