Table 4 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding of children below six months
Region | Exclusive breastfeeding | |
|---|---|---|
Yes (n%) | No (n%) | |
Northern India (N = 2738) | 1529 (55.8) | 1209 (44.2) |
Southern India(N = 3618) | 2083 (57.6) | 1535 (42.4) |
Eastern India(N = 5188) | 2910 (56.1) | 2278 (43.9) |
Western India(N = 2554) | 1440 (56.4) | 1114 (43.6) |
Central India (N = 6234) | 3149 (50.5) | 3985 (49.5) |
North eastern India (N = 812) | 501 (61.7) | 311 (38.3) |
India (N = 21,145) | 11,612 (54.9) | 9533 (45.1) |