Table 2. Prevalence of PLF: Overall and by types of feed according to IDHS 2017.
| PLF practice | n | % (weighted) |
|---|---|---|
| No PLF | 3313 | 55.3 |
| Any PLF | 2814 | 44.7 |
| Total | 6127 | 100.0 |
| Types of PLF | ||
| Infant formula milk | ||
| Infant formula only | 1417 | 22.8 |
| Infant formula + other PLFs | 153 | 2.5 |
| Total | 1570 | 25.3 |
| Other milk | ||
| Other milk only | 711 | 12.5 |
| Other milk + other PLFs | 100 | 1.7 |
| Total | 811 | 14.1 |
| Plain water | ||
| Plain water only | 138 | 2.0 |
| Plain water + other PLFs | 183 | 3.0 |
| Total | 321 | 5.0 |
| Honey | ||
| Honey only | 123 | 1.4 |
| Honey + other PLFs | 137 | 2.0 |
| Total | 260 | 3.4 |
| Glucose water | ||
| Glucose water only | 54 | 0.5 |
| Glucose water + other PLFs | 52 | 0.6 |
| Total | 106 | 1.1 |
| Tea | ||
| Tea only | 5 | 0.0 |
| Tea + other PLFs | 26 | 0.4 |
| Total | 31 | 0.4 |
| Rice water | ||
| Rice water only | 8 | 0.1 |
| Rice water + other PLFs | 9 | 0.2 |
| Total | 17 | 0.2 |
| Juice | ||
| Juice only | 4 | 0.0 |
| Juice + other PLFs | 12 | 0.2 |
| Total | 16 | 0.2 |
| Gripe | ||
| Gripe water only | 1 | 0.0 |
| Gripe water + other PLFs | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 1 | 0.0 |
| Unspecified others | 64 | 0.9 |
*) The denominator was overall study population i.e. mothers whose last child was 0 to 23 month-old at the time of interview, reported as having ever breastfed, and had complete data on outcome and explanatory variables (n = 6127). All % are weighted, to account for design effects.