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Table 5 Gap in EBF between most advantageous and least advantageous groups by states in India

From: Intersectional inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding practices in India: analysis of national family health survey-4

State

EBF % in most advantaged group

(Urban Secondary Rich Hindu)

EBF % in most disadvantaged group

(Rural Primary Poor Others)*

Andhra Pradesh

55.1

88.0

Assam

68.0

60.2

Bihar

45.6

55.2

Chhattisgarh

76.8

80.0

Delhi

54.0

-

Gujarat

49.2

45.0

Haryana

48.9

57.1

Himachal Pradesh

60.0

-

Jammu & Kashmir

50.0

61.1

Jharkhand

56.3

64.2

Karnataka

43.0

40.0

Kerala

51.4

-

Madhya Pradesh

55.6

61.9

Maharashtra

57.8

50.0

Odisha

72.2

71.4

Punjab

55.2

50.0

Rajasthan

58.1

47.8

Tamil Nadu

48.8

-

Telangana

65.1

-

Uttar Pradesh

38.7

41.9

Uttarakhand

55.6

55.6

West Bengal

74.7

43.0

North-eastern states other than Assam

58.3

40.4

Union territories (UT) & Goa

54.5

-

  1. *No child belonged to the most disadvantaged social category in some states/UT