Table 2. Prevalence of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators and diarrhoea among children aged 0–23 months in sub-Saharan African countries (N = 83,100).
| Prevalence of IYCF indicators in sub-Saharan African countries | Prevalence of diarrhoea in sub-Saharan African countries | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N* | % (95%LCI-UCI) (a) | % (95%LCI-UCI) (b) | |
| Early initiation of breast feeding | |||
| Yes | 22,171 | 44.2 (43.3–45.1) | 19.0 (18.2–19.8) |
| No | 28,023 | 55.8 (54.9–56.7) | 20.7 (20.0–21.5) |
| Exclusive breast feeding | |||
| Yes | 4,577 | 29.2 (33.0–35.6) | 7.7 (6.6–8.9) |
| No | 11,127 | 70.8 (69.7–72.0) | 13.3 (12.4–14.1) |
| Predominant breast feeding | |||
| Yes | 4,891 | 31.1 (30.0–32.3) | 9.6 (8.6–10.73) |
| No | 10,814 | 68.9 (67.7–70.0) | 12.6(11.7,13.5) |
| Continued breast feeding at one year | |||
| Yes | 7,583 | 83.3 (82.2–84.4) | 25.4(24.1–26.8) |
| No | 1,520 | 16.7 (15.6–17.8) | 23.2 (20.5–26.1) |
| Bottle feeding | |||
| Yes | 4,268 | 8.5 (8.1–9.0) | 21.7 (20.0–23.5) |
| No | 45,926 | 91.5 (91.0–91.9) | 19.78 (19.2–20.4) |
| Introduction of solid, semi-solid and softs | |||
| Yes | 4,025 | 57.6 (55.9–59.2) | 25.1 (23.4–27.0) |
| No | 2,970 | 42.5 (40.8–44.1) | 19.5 (17.7–21.4) |
N* = weighted total number of children within each IYCF indicators.
(a) Prevalence represents the overall weighted proportion of children for each level (‘Yes’, ‘No’) of infant and young child feeding indicators. (b) Prevalence represents the overall weighted proportion of children with diarrhoea for each level (‘Yes’, ‘No’) of infant and young child feeding indicators.
Early initiation of breast feeding: Children 0–23 months of age who were put to the breast within one hour of birth.
Exclusive Breast feeding: Infants 0–5 months of age who received breast milk as the only source of nourishment (but allows oral rehydration solution, drops or syrups of vitamins and medicines).
Predominant breast feeding: Infants 0–5 months of age who received breast milk as the predominant source of nourishment (but which allows water and water-based drinks fruit juice, ritual fluids, oral rehydration solution, syrups or drops of vitamins).
Continued breast feeding at one year: Children 12–15 months of age who were fed breast milk–this indicator includes breast feeding by a wet nurse and feeding expressed breast milk.
Bottle feeding: Infants 0–23 months of age who received any liquid (including breast milk) or semi-solid food from a bottle with nipple/teat.
Introduction of solid, semi-solid and softs: Infants 6–8 months of age who received solid, semi-solid or soft foods.