Table 1.
South African exclusive breast feeding (EBF) rates (%) 1998–2009
| Study | Time period | Location | Recall period | 1998 | 2003 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| DHS1 2 | 0–3 months | National | 24 hours | 10.4 (n=312) |
11.2* (n=55) |
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| DHS1 2 | 0–5 months | National | 24 hours | 7.0 (n=505) |
8.3 (n=194) |
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| Good start 13 4 | 7 weeks | KZN, EC, WC | 24 hours | HIV+: 13.6 (n=493) HIV−: 12.2 (n=181) |
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| Good start 13 4 | 3 months | KZN, EC, WC | 24 hours | HIV+: 7.2 (n=487) HIV−: 2.8 (n=178) |
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| PROMISE-EBF5 | 3 months | KZN, WC | 24 hours | 6.2 (n=485) |
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| HSRC6 | 0–6 months | National | Unknown | 25.7 (n=508) |
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| Good start 27 | 3 months | KZN—Durban | 24 hours | 14.9 (n=1693) |
*Data for infants <2 months.
DHS, Demographic Health Survey; EC, Eastern Cape province; HIV+, HIV positive; HIV−, HIV negative; HSRC, Human Sciences Research Council; KZN, KwaZulu-Natal province; WC, Western Cape province.