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Table NU.7R presents the proportion of children aged6–23 months who received semi-solid or soft foodsthe minimum number of times or more during theprevious day according to breastfeeding status (seethe note in Table NU.7R for a definition of minimumnumber of times for different age groups). Overall,about two thirds of the children aged 6–23 months(72 percent) were receiving solid, semi-solid and softfoods the minimum number of times.Among currently breastfeeding children aged6–23 months, more than half of them (59 percent)were receiving solid, semi-solid and soft foodsthe minimum number of times. There is a highdifference between male and female children, asthere are 48 percent of boys who are currentlybreastfed and are receiving meals the minimumnumber of times in comparison with 70 percentof girls. Among non-breastfeeding children, 85percent of the children were receiving solid, semi-solid and soft foods or milk feeds 4 times or more.Some 60 percent of children who are not breastfedare receiving at least two milk feeds per day.Table NU.8R shows that bottle-feeding is highlyprevalent in Roma Settlements in Serbia as 82 percentof children aged between 0–23 months are fed usinga bottle with a nipple.Table NU.8R: Bottle feeding, Roma Settlements, 2010Percentage of children age 0–23 months who were fed with a bottlewith a nipple during the previous dayPercentage of childrenage 0–23 monthsfed with a bottlewith a nipple 1Number of childrenage 0–23 monthsSexMale 81.8 307Female 81.8 285Age0–5 months 83.2 1346–11 months 89.9 12112–23 months 78.3 337AreaUrban 79.8 391Rural 85.6 201Mother’s educationNone 86.4 123Primary 81.2 390Secondary 76.9 77Wealth index quintilePoorest 79.6 147Second 78.5 130Middle 89.0 106Fourth 82.1 108Richest 81.2 100Total 81.8 5921MICS indicator 2.11MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 69