| Type of Weaning Food |
No of children |
Distribution of undernourished children |
| Well
nourished |
Under
nourished |
Wasted |
Underweight |
Stunted |
| Cereals + Pulses (n=221) |
85 (38.46) |
136 (61.54) |
75 (55.15) |
90 (66.18) |
89 (65.44) |
| Cereals + Pulses + Fruits (n=181) |
32 (17.68) |
149 ( 82.32) |
65 (43.62) |
106 (71.14) |
101 (67.79) |
| Fruits + Vegetables (n=6) |
1 (16.67) |
5 (83.33) |
4 (80.00) |
5 (100) |
2 (40.00) |
| Cereals + Vegetables + Fruits (n=5) |
3 (60.00) |
2 (40.00) |
_ |
_ |
2 (100.00) |
| Total (N=413) |
121 (29.30) |
292 (70.70) |
144 (49.32) |
201 (68.84) |
194 (66.44) |
| |
χ2= 23.49, p<0.05 |
χ2= 14.77, p<0.05 |
χ2= 27.30, p<0.05 |
χ2=20.61, p<0.05 |
#Figures in parenthesis indicates percentage
*indicates p<0.05 (significant) |
