Feeding practices | Urban | Rural | Total |
Prelacteal feeding (%) |
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Water | 62.9 | 55.8 | 61.1% |
Herbs | 27.6 | 53.1 | 34% |
Glucose | 35.3 | 22.1 | 32% |
Infant formula | 57.3 | 46.9 | 54.7% |
Initiation of breastfeeding within six hour of birth (%) | 88.7 | 81.4 | 86.4 |
Number of breastfeeding/day (mean and SD) | 11.1 ± 10.6 | 8.1 ± 7.3 | 9.7 ± 3.9 |
Duration of breastfeeding (mean and SD) | 10.8 ± 8.0 | 17.5 ± 3.6 | 11.9 ± 7.9 |
Age of introduction of complementary food (mean and SD) | 4.6 ± 2.1 | 3.8 ± 2.4 | 4.4 ± 2.2 |
% Exclusive breastfeeding | 35.0 | 6.6 | 23.9 |
% Ever breastfed | 100 | 100 | 100 |
% Breastfed less than 12 months | 12.9 | 0.0 | 10.1 |
% Breastfed up to 12 - 18 months | 67.1 | 73.7 | 68.6 |
% Breastfed after 18 months | 20.0 | 26.3 | 21.3 |
Number of complementary feeding/day (mean and SD) | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 2.6 ± 1.7 | 2.7 ± 1.4 |
Number of snack/day (mean and SD) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 1.7 ± 0.9 |