Table 2

Key variables assessed at different time points from birth up to 24 months of age of the child

MeasurementAge of child in months
Birth0 to <11 to <22 to <33 to <44 to <55 to <66 to <77 to <88 to <99 to <1010 to <1111 to <1212 to <1818 to 24
Parental measurements
 Weight of mother■■
 Height of mother■■
 Weight of father■■
 Height of father■■
Measurements at birth
 Birth weight●
 Length at birth●
 Head circumference●
IYCF practices
 Breastfeeding◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Any semisolid solid food◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Water◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Any powdered milk (formula or other)◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Fresh milk◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Specific water-based liquids*◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Specific semisolid/solid food†◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Specific unhealthy food‡◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Responsive feeding§◆◆
Childhood illness
 Admitted to special care baby unit●
 Fever◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Respiratory illness◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Diarrhoea◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Urinary tract infection◆◆◆◆◆◆
 Feeding during illness¶◆◆◆◆◆◆
Food/micronutrient supplementation
 Vitamin A◆◆◆
 Multiple micronutrient powder◆◆◆
 Food supplementation◆◆
Anthropometry
 Weight of child●●●●●●●●●●●●● ■● ■
 Length of child●●●●●●●●●●●●● ■● ■
Growth faltering
 Onset of growth faltering●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
 Reasons for growth faltering●●●●●●●●●●●●●●
 Action taken during growth faltering●●●●●●●●●●●●●●

  • ● Obtained from pregnancy record or Child Health and Development Record.

  • ◆ Inquired from history.

  • ■ Measured on-site (measurements were taken during the interview according to the current age of the child).

  • *Inquired about specific water-based liquids separately: fruit juices and rice kanji.

  • †Inquired about specific food items under solid/semisolid food separately: starchy food, yellow-colour vegetables, other vegetables, yellow-colour fruits, others fruits, legumes, flesh food, eggs.

  • ‡Inquired about specific unhealthy food separately: sweets, biscuits, malted beverages and sodas/colas.

  • §Inquired responsive feeding referring to the current time period.

  • ¶Inquired about feeding during illness, referring to any episode of illness in the past.

  • IYCF, infant and young child feeding.