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Table 4 Infant feeding practices, Kaski District, Nepal

From: Infant feeding information, attitudes and practices: a longitudinal survey in central Nepal

 

At birth n = 639

4 weeks n = 639

12 weeks n = 615

22 weeks n = 515

Feeding method

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Breastfeeding

581 (90.9)

635 (99.3)

607 (98.6)

505 (98.0)

Cow/buffalo milk

4 (0.6)

92 (14.4)

153 (24.8)

272 (52.8)

Infant formula

43 (6.7)

11 (1.7)

39 (6.3)

69 (13.4)

Solids

0

0

23 (3.7)

156 (30.3)

Other fluids

11 (1.7)

0

0

0