Table 1.
Occurrence of premastication in e‐HRAF reports
Geographic area | Number of cultures with information under code ‘853’ (infant feeding) | Number of cultures with mention or description of premastication |
---|---|---|
Africa | 24 | 4 |
North and Middle America | 37 | 9 |
South America | 17 | 8 |
Asia | 21 | 10 |
Europe and Middle East | 11 | 2 |
Oceania | 9 | 5 |
Total | 119 | 38 |
HRAF, Human Relations Area Files.