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Table 1 Characteristics of countries included in the analysis

From: Exploring the impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on trends in exclusive breastfeeding

Country (n = 14)

Year of BFHI launch

Percentage institutional deliveries, 2000-2006[19]

Percentage of in-country maternity hospitals ever-certified as Baby-Friendly*

Bolivia

1992

57

20

Brazil

1992

97

10

Colombia

1993

92

37

Dominican Republic

1994

95

3

Egypt

1993

65

3

Ghana

1996

49

13

Indonesia

1992

40

5

Jordan

1997

97

4

Kenya

1992

40

69

Mali

1995

38

33

Niger

1996

17

49

Peru

1994

70

66

Uganda

1994

41

3

Zimbabwe

1993

68

23

  1. * Percentage of hospitals ever-certified as Baby-Friendly calculated by dividing the total number of hospitals ever certified as Baby-Friendly as determined by 2006 UNICEF reporting records by the total number of in-country maternity hospitals as determined by 1999 UNICEF reporting records [3, 4].