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Table 2 Comparison of breastfeeding rates between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004 in Shihezi, PR China

From: A decade of change in breastfeeding in China's far north-west

 

1994–1996

2003–2004

Baby's Age (months)

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

Full breastfeeding

1*

38.0

31.4, 44.6

208

57.3

52.6, 62.0

421

2**

36.0

27.6, 44.4

125

52.5

47.6, 57.4

407

3

32.5

26.0, 39.0

200

39.2

34.4, 44.0

392

4*

24.5

17.5, 31.5

147

9.7

6.7, 12.7

377

6*

9.2

4.4, 14.0

142

3.5

1.6, 5.4

348

Any breastfeeding

1**

94.2

91.0, 97.4

208

85.6

82.2, 89.0

421

2

82.4

75.7, 89.1

125

84.3

80.8, 87.8

407

3

81.5

76.1, 86.9

200

82.8

79.1, 86.5

392

4

81.6

75.3, 87.9

147

81.9

78.0, 85.8

377

6

77.5

70.6, 84.4

142

76.2

71.7, 80.7

348

  1. ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05 for differences between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004.