Table 1: Patterns of early breastfeeding practices, exclusive and continued breastfeeding of children aged under-five years of age in the provinces of Somalia, Sudan and Syria.
|
Country Provinces [mean±SDS] |
Sudan [13] |
Syria [14] |
Somalia [8] |
|
Offering prelacteals at birth |
27.4±11.89 |
NA |
46.6±4.45 |
|
EIBF one hour after birth |
67.56±12.04 |
31.14±9.57 |
59.24±5.025 |
|
EIBF < 24 hours of birth |
87.07±5.67 |
78.45±10.3 |
84.35±3.83 |
|
EBF |
50.9±16.23 |
28.38±6.93 |
8.94±4.24 |
|
CBF 12-15mo. |
83.56±21.0 |
61.27±11.53 |
39.14±15.89 |
|
CBF 21-24 mo. |
43.76±18.51 |
17.33±10.07 |
12.56±13.85 |
EIBF: early initiation of breastfeeding, EBF: exclusive breastfeeding, CBF: continued breastfeeding.