Percentage of children age 6-23 months who:
1) Drank a sweet beverage during the previous day or night.
2) Ate selected sentinel unhealthy foods during the previous day or night.
3) Were not fed any vegetables or fruits during the previous day or night.
Coverage:
Population base: Youngest child age 6-23 months living with the mother (KR file)
Time period: Previous day or night before the survey
Numerators:
Number of youngest children age 6-23 months living with the mother who:
1) Drank a sweet beverage during the previous day (v410 = 1 or v410as = 1 or v411s = 1 or v413s = 1 or v413as = 1 or v413bs = 1 or v413c = 1 or v413d = 1)
2) Ate selected sentinel unhealthy foods during the previous day (v414r = 1 or v414t = 1 or v414w = 1)
3) Were not fed any vegetables or fruits during the previous day (v414i = 0 or v414j = 0 or v414k = 0 or v414l = 0 or v414a = 0)
Denominators: Number of youngest children age 6-23 months living with the mother. See Calculation of denominator in Percentage of children fed the minimum dietary diversity, the minimum meal frequency, the minimum milk feeding frequency, and the minimum acceptable diet for the selection for the denominator.
Variables: KR file.
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caseid |
Case Identification |
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b5 |
Child is alive |
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b9 |
Child lives with whom |
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b19 |
Current age of child in months (months since birth for dead children) |
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m4 |
Duration of breastfeeding |
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v410 |
Gave child juice |
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v410as |
Tea or coffee/herbal drink was sweetened |
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v411s |
Tinned, powdered or fresh milk was sweetened |
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v413s |
Other liquid was sweetened |
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v413as |
Yogurt as a drink was sweetened |
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v413bs |
Soy milk was sweetened |
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v413c |
Gave child chocolate flavored drink |
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v413d |
Gave child sodas/malt/sports/energy drinks |
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v414a |
Gave child any other vegetables |
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v414i |
Gave child pumpkin, carrots, squash (yellow or orange inside) |
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v414j |
Gave child any dark green leafy vegetables |
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v414k |
Gave child mangoes, papayas, other vitamin A fruits |
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v414l |
Gave child any other fruits |
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v414r |
Gave child chocolates, sweets, candies, pastries, etc |
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v414t |
Gave child chips, crisps, french fries, fried dough, instant noodles |
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v414w |
Gave child common sentinel sweet food |
Based on DHS-8 standard questionnaires. Other variables may be needed if additional survey-specific liquid and foods are included.
Numerator divided by denominator, multiplied by 100.
Specific liquids and foods: Missing values and “don’t know” excluded from numerators in all percentages but included in denominators.
Country-specific liquids and foods may be added to each category. Percentages are based only on children living with the mother. Children living elsewhere are excluded from both the numerators and the denominators.
If the last-born child is deceased or not living with the mother, questions on foods and liquids are asked of the prior child born in the two years preceding the interview.
WHO and UNICEF 2021. Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices: definitions and measurement methods. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240018389
DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 11.9 and 11.10
API Indicator IDs:
TBD
(API link TBD, STATcompiler link TBD)
WHO/UNICEF IYCF Indicator 13: Sweet beverage consumption 6-23 months
WHO/UNICEF IYCF Indicator 14: Unhealthy food consumption 6-23 months
WHO/UNICEF IYCF Indicator 15: Zero vegetable or fruit consumption 6-23 months