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Table 4 Age when formula feeding commenced and sugar was first added to infant formula

From: Feeding practices among children attending child welfare clinics in Ragama MOH area: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Age

Frequency (n = 351)

Percentage (%)

Age at which formula feeding started

  

0-6 months

61

17.4

7-12 months

151

43.0

13-18 months

52

14.8

19-24 months

46

13.1

25-30 months

14

4

31-36 months

25

7.1

> 36 months

2

0.6

Age at which sugar added to infant formula

  

Not added sugar

21

6.0

0-6 months

12

3.4

7-12 months

132

37.6

13-18 months

58

16.5

19-24 months

61

17.4

25-30 months

19

5.4

31-36 months

39

11.1

> 36 months

9

2.6