Variables | (n = 94) | % |
Types of breastfeeding |
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Mixed breastfeeding | 73 | 77.66 |
Exclusive breastfeeding | 19 | 20.21 |
Breast-feeding | 2 | 2.12 |
Type of malnutrition |
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|
Marasmus | 66 | 70.2 |
Kwashiokor | 29 | 30.8 |
Pathologies observed |
|
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Diarrhea | 42 | 44.6 |
Vomiting | 22 | 23.4 |
Fever | 9 | 9.5 |
Severe malaria | 21 | 22.3 |
Knowledge of supplementary feeding |
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Age of food introduction |
|
|
Before six months | 31 | 32.98 |
At six months | 51 | 54.26 |
After six months | 12 | 12.77 |
Weaning the child: |
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before 11 months | 20 | 21.2 |
12 - 23 months | 50 | 53.2 |
24 and more | 24 | 25.6 |