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Table 2 Feeding practices among all participating infants aged 14 weeks

From: Are we doing enough? Improved breastfeeding practices at 14 weeks but challenges of non-initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding remain: findings of two consecutive cross-sectional surveys in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

 

KIBS1

KIBS2

P value

ALL INFANTS

 

N = 4172

n (%wgt)

N = 929

n (%)

 

Unknown feeding practicea

21 (0.3)

4 (0.4)

 

Not breastfeeding

1292 (31.9)

305 (32.8)

0.71

Mixed breastfeeding

881 (23.2)

151 (16.3)

0.016

Exclusive breast-feeding

1978 (44.6)

469 (50.5)

0.10

Overall feeding practice

  

0.04

INFANTS ATTENDING WITH NON MATERNAL CAREGIVER

 

N = 513

n (%wgt)

N = 141

n (%)

 

Unknown feeding practicea

21 (2.5%)

4 (2.8)

 

Not breastfeeding

338 (62.3)

113 (80.1)

0.0020

Mixed breastfeeding

81 (23.4)

22(15.6)

0.15

Exclusive breastfeeding

73 (11.8)

2 (1.4)

0.0003

INFANTS ATTENDING WITH MOTHER

 

N = 3659

n (%wgt)

N = 788

n (%)

 

Never breastfed

346 (10.0)

57 (7.2)

0.12

Stopped breastfeeding

608 (17.0)

135 (17.1)

0.95

Mixed breastfeeding

800 (23.1)

129 (16.4)

0.02

Exclusive breast-feeding

1905 (49.9)

467 (59.3)

0.02

Overall feeding practice

  

0.03

  1. abrought by non-maternal caregiver who was unable to report on current feeding practice. Significant associations shown in bold text