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Table NU.7: Minimum meal frequency, Serbia, 2010Percentage of children age 6–23 months who received solid, semi-solid, or soft foods(and milk feeds for non-breastfeeding children) the minimum number of times or moreduring the previous day, according to breastfeeding statusCurrently breastfeeding Currently not breastfeeding AllPercent receivingsolid, semi-solidand soft foods theminimum numberof timesNumber ofchildren age6–23 monthsPercentreceiving atleast 2 milkfeeds 1Percent receivingsolid, semi-solidand soft foods ormilk feeds 4 timesor moreNumber ofchildren age6–23 monthsPercent withminimummealfrequency 2Number ofchildren age6–23 monthsSexMale 65.4 137 89.6 91.8 351 84.4 487Female 55.6 103 88.6 92.5 358 84.3 461Age6–8 months 66.9 76 96.2 92.2 80 79.9 1569–11 months 41.9 57 94.3 93.2 74 70.8 13212–17 months 68.4 63 89.4 92.1 303 88.0 36618–23 months (66.5) 43 85.0 91.8 252 88.2 295RegionBelgrade (46.2) 41 85.4 90.5 103 77.9 144Vojvodina 68.6 70 87.3 94.1 217 87.9 287Sumadija and Western Serbia 52.6 65 90.1 90.0 194 80.6 259Southern and Eastern Serbia (71.8) 63 92.1 92.9 196 87.8 258AreaUrban 59.9 132 90.6 93.1 348 84.0 479Rural 62.9 108 87.8 91.2 361 84.7 469Mother’s educationPrimary (67.2) 35 91.3 90.6 105 84.8 140Secondary 60.6 129 87.7 92.5 428 85.1 557Higher 62.7 71 91.3 92.2 169 83.5 240Wealth index quintilePoorest 58.1 57 90.3 89.1 137 80.0 194Second (76.4) 29 85.5 95.0 129 91.5 158Middle (47.7) 43 90.0 88.8 128 78.6 171Fourth (63.7) 52 89.7 92.8 140 85.0 191Richest 64.4 59 89.8 94.3 175 86.8 234Total 61.2 239 89.1 92.1 709 84.3 9481MICS indicator 2.152MICS indicator 2.13( ) Figures that are based on 25–49 unweighted casesAmong currently breastfeeding children age 6–8 months, minimum meal frequency is defined as children who also received solid, semi-solid or soft foods 2 times or more. Among currently breastfeeding children age 9–23months, receipt of solid, semi-solid or soft foods at least 3 times constitutes minimum meal frequency. For non-breastfeeding children age 6–23 months, minimum meal frequency is defined as children receiving solid,semi-solid or soft foods, and milk feeds, at least 4 times during the previous day.62MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010