In:
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO), Vol. 3, No. 3 ( 1997-5-15), p. 511-518
Abstract:
Thistudy was carried out to provide baseline data for various indicators measuring breast-feeding and bottle-feeding practices in Alexandria. In 1995, a total of 1080 children aged below 24 months, equally distributed among six age groups, were selected for a household 24-hour dietary survey. The findings indicated that only 42.2% of infants below 4 months were currently exclusively breast-fed, while 21.1% were predominantly breast-fed. Hence, the rate of breast-feeding was 63.3%. The prevalence rate of timely complementary feeding was 62.3%. Continued breast-feeding rate at 1 year was 64.4%, and at 2 years was 33.9%. The bottle-feeding rate [among infants less than 12 months] was 44.3%
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1020-3397
,
1687-1634
DOI:
10.26719/1997.3.3.511
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO)
Publication Date:
1997
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2097065-1
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