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Table 6 Kinds of food, drink, and medicine given to infants under 6 months (Total 24-hour consumption of combined direct observation and interviews)

From: Perceptions of caregivers about health and nutritional problems and feeding practices of infants: a qualitative study on exclusive breast-feeding in Kwale, Kenya

No

Age of the child

Kinds of food and drink given other than breast milk (All babies observed were breastfed)

How it is fed

Who feeds the child

1

2 months

Breast milk only

 

Mother

2

2 months

Porridge, water

Bottle

Mother

3

3 months

Breast milk only

 

Mother

4

3 months

Breast-milk only

-

Mother

5

3months

Porridge

Cup

Mother

6

3 months

Porridge, water

Cup

Mother

7

3 months

“Dentanox”(medicine for stomachache/ colic), herbs

Syringe

Mother

8

4 months

Porridge

Spoon

Mother

9

4 months

Porridge

Cup

Mother

10

4 months

Porridge

Cup

Mother

11

4 months

Porridge

Spoon, cup

Mother

12

4 months

Porridge

Cup

Mother

13

4 months

Porridge

Cup

Mother

14

4 months

Porridge, water

Cup

Mother

15

4 months

Porridge, cow’s milk, water

Spoon, cup

Mother

16

4 months

Porridge, water

Spoon, cup

Mother

17

4 months

Decocted herbs

Spoon

Mother

18

4 months

Decocted herbs, “Septrin” (medicine for fever)

Spoon

Mother

19

4 months

Porridge, water

Spoon, cup

Mother

20

5 months

Porridge

Spoon, cup

Mother

21

5 months

Porridge

Bottle

Mother

22

5 months

Porridge, water, orange juice

Spoon, cup

Mother

23

5 months

Porridge, water

Spoon

Mother

24

5 months

Herbs, porridge

Spoon

Mother

25

5 months

Porridge, water

Spoon, finger

Mother

26

5 months

Porridge, water

Cup

Mother

27

5 months

Porridge, water

Spoon, cup

Mother

28

5 months

Porridge, water

Spoon

Mother