Table 3.
Mean prevalence [% (SEM)] of concordance with four World Health Organization (WHO) breastfeeding indicators* for infants and young children † from 14 countries based on Demographic and Health Surveys, 2001–2006
| Country (year) ‡ | Initiation of breastfeeding in the first hour | Exclusive breastfeeding | Introduction of solid foods | Continued breastfeeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age 0–11 months § | Age 12–23 months § | Age 0–1 months § | Age 2–3 months § | Age 4–5 months § | Age 6–8 months § | Age 12–15 months § | |
| India (2005–2006) | 23.0% (0.45) | 23.3% (0.45) | 70.8% (1.45) | 51.5% (1.28) | 27.5% (1.10) | 55.0% (1.01) | 88.1% (0.59) |
| Zambia (2001–2002) | 40.0% (1.36) | 46.4% (1.39) | 65.5% (3.67) | 45.3% (3.09) | 15.5% (2.45) | 87.3% (1.82) | 96.8% (0.85) |
| Nigeria (2003) | 27.4% (1.28) | 28.6% (1.45) | 27.3% (3.44) | 20.4% (2.79) | 8.7% (1.88) | 58.3% (2.65) | 89.2% (1.56) |
| Kenya (2003) | 47.8% (1.44) | 50.3% (1.57) | 35.4% (3.64) | 15.3% (2.41) | 10.4% (2.17) | 79.9% (2.30) | 90.0% (1.51) |
| Ghana (2003) | 39.5% (1.81) | 39.4% (1.84) | 63.2% (4.92) | 69.2% (4.55) | 39.7% (4.21) | 58.5% (3.40) | 94.9% (1.32) |
| Cambodia (2005) | 34.8% (1.21) | 33.8% (1.21) | 73.8% (2.93) | 66.4% (2.85) | 48.7% (3.20) | 82.4% (1.92) | 89.6% (1.33) |
| Bangladesh (2004) | 9.0% (0.80) | 7.8% (0.76) | 63.3% (3.81) | 41.3% (3.02) | 22.1% (2.64) | 67.2% (2.62) | 95.9% (0.91) |
| Tanzania (2004) | 52.5% (1.29) | 56.9% (1.33) | 73.1% (3.16) | 45.8% (2.91) | 16.9% (2.42) | 89.5% (1.52) | 91.6% (1.26) |
| Zimbabwe (2005–2006) | 67.5% (1.50) | 69.0% (1.54) | 41.9% (4.40) | 15.2% (2.67) | 14.3% (2.68) | 75.3% (2.65) | 87.6% (1.74) |
| Nepal (2006) | 26.8% (1.49) | 28.1% (1.44) | 88.7% (3.23) | 58.7% (4.12) | 31.1% (3.50) | 71.1% (3.02) | 96.8% (1.00) |
| Uganda (2006) | 39.5% (1.26) | 36.9% (1.25) | 83.7% (2.55) | 65.1% (2.87) | 33.9% (2.96) | 78.2% (2.12) | 90.1% (1.32) |
| Rwanda (2005) | 63.7% (1.18) | 65.5% (1.19) | 94.4% (1.44) | 92.6% (1.48) | 79.4% (2.37) | 64.0% (2.41) | 95.9% (0.82) |
| Malawi (2004) | 53.2% (1.05) | 53.5% (1.06) | 76.0% (2.38) | 59.0% (2.46) | 27.1% (2.32) | 75.1% (1.75) | 97.1% (0.59) |
| Ethiopia (2005) | 66.4% (1.09) | 67.5% (1.14) | 78.5% (2.47) | 64.6% (2.39) | 51.2% (2.78) | 50.2% (2.21) | 91.7% (1.05) |
| Weighted total mean | 38.1% (0.30) | 38.3% (0.30) | 69.7% (0.78) | 52.4% (0.71) | 30.7% (0.67) | 65.6% (0.56) | 91.4% (0.29) |
SEM, standard error of the mean. *From WHO indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding (Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators 2007). †Most recent living breastfed children, including multiple births. ‡Demographic and Health Survey year. §Age group ranges represent child age through and including the last day of the second month.