Table 2.

IYCF indicators for breastfeeding according to WHO [22,23] and Austrian recommendations [26] in %.

	According to WHO Definitions *		According to Austrian Recommendations **
	%	95% CI	%	95% CI
Early initiation of breastfeeding (<1 h) (Ind. 1)	68.2	66.1; 71.3	68.2	66.1; 71.3
Exclusive breastfeeding (Ind. 2)	1.9	1.2; 2.5	30.5	28.2; 33.4
Children ever breastfed (Ind. 9)	97.5	96.4; 98.5	97.5	96.4; 98.5
Age-appropriate breastfeeding (Ind. 11)	1.7	1.1; 2.4	29.4	26.8; 32.1
Predominant breastfeeding (Ind. 12)	1.8	1.2; 2.5	3.7	2.6; 4.9
Bottle feeding (Ind. 14)	81.9	79.5; 84.2	81.9	79.5; 84.2

* Indicator 2 and 12: under six months (<183 days); ** Indicator 2 and 12: under four months (<120 days) = Austrian guidelines of complementary feeding; Ind. = Indicator.; WHO = World Health Organization; CI = confidence interval