Table 11.8 Micronutrient intake among children Percentage of youngest children under age three living with the mother who consumed fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A in the seven days preceding the survey, and percentage of children age 6-59 months who received vitamin A supplements in the six months preceding the survey, by background characteristics, Nigeria 2003
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Background characteristic
Percentage who consumed fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin A1
Children age 6-59 months
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Number of children
Percentage who received vitamin A supplements
Number of children
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6.4 20.8 40.1 58.7 71.8 na na
659 460 184 949 724 na na
na 30.8 32.6 31.2 40.0 31.2 34.1
na 478 189 999 1,050 1,067 899
Sex Male Female
40.7 46.0
1,497 1,480
34.3 33.2
2,370 2,312
Birth order 1 2-3 4-5 6+
43.0 41.2 44.7 44.7
597 907 675 798
36.5 36.2 37.7 25.3
939 1,471 1,046 1,226
Breastfeeding status Breastfeeding Not breastfeeding Missing
30.0 70.3 *
1,980 980 16
27.8 36.5 23.7
1,397 3,229 55
Residence Urban Rural
49.4 40.7
907 2,070
48.9 27.0
1,438 3,244
Region North Central North East North West South East South South South West
29.2 43.3 44.7 55.6 50.5 42.8
437 671 1,046 175 378 269
32.4 25.1 15.2 60.4 55.8 76.4
693 1,075 1,584 312 597 421
Mother's education No education Primary Secondary Higher
41.3 41.8 47.6 53.7
1,501 685 690 101
16.8 40.4 58.8 65.6
2,340 1,106 1,053 182
Mother's age at birth <20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-49
44.2 43.6 42.0 42.1 45.6
540 720 799 470 448
24.0 35.4 39.6 32.2 33.5
816 1,310 1,185 712 660
Wealth quintile Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
40.5 42.6 46.3 40.2 47.7
644 630 599 568 536
22.6 18.4 24.5 43.6 64.9
1,013 977 959 887 847
Total
43.3
2,977
33.7
4,682
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Note: Information on vitamin A supplements is based on mother’s recall. An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases and has been suppressed. na = Not applicable 1 Includes pumpkin, red or yellow yams or squash, carrots, red sweet potatoes, green leafy vegetables, mango, papaya, and other locally grown fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin A Infant Feeding and Children’s and Women’s Nutritional Status | 161