Infant and Young Child Feeding practices up to 23 months in Namuno District, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Table 4 Infants adhering to each Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) indicator stratified according to the age category

IYCF indicators		Age-based group
*Feeding Practice*	*Age group (months)*	*N tot*	*N° adhering to feeding practice*	%^a
Early initiation of breastfeeding	0–23	632	391	62
Early initiation of breastfeeding	0–5	162	104	64
EBF under 6 months	0–5	162	50	31
Continued breastfeeding at 1 year	12–15	109	109	100
Introduction of solid, semi-solid, or soft foods	6–8	114	76	67
Minimum dietary diversity	6–23	470	81	17
Minimum meal frequency	6–23	470	145	31
Minimum acceptable diet	6–23	470	26	6
Continued breastfeeding at 2 years	20–23	70	51	73

^aPercentage calculated as the ratio between the number of children within the specific IYCF Indicator age group and the total number of children, independently of the age, adhering to that specific IYCF Indicator

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