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Table 5 Description of infant feeding categories reported in completed sessions to first caller (n = 75)

From: Breastfeeding and lactation research: exploring a tool to measure infant feeding patterns

 

Frequency (%)

 

1-month

3-month

5-month

 

n = 63

n = 53

n = 47

Characteristics

24 hour recall

7 day recall

24 hour recall

7 day recall

24 hour recall

7 day recall

1) Exclusively breastfed

  

38 (51)

27 (36)

31 (41)

25 (33)

2) Exclusively breast milk-fed

42 (56)

31 (41)

6 (8)

14 (19)

5 (7)

7 (9.3)

3) Predominately breastfed

5 (7)

12 (16)

0

0

0

1 (1)

4) Predominately breast milk-fed

1 (1)

1 (1)

3 (4)

6 (8)

5 (7)

8 (11)

 

8 (11)

12 (16)

0

0

0

0

5) Partially breastfed

0

0

0

0

1 (1)

1 (1)

6) Partially breast milk-fed

0

0

0

0

0

0

7) Minimally breastfed

0

0

0

0

0

0

8) Minimally breast milk-fed

1 (1)

1 (1)

6 (8)

6 (8)

5 (7)

5 (7)

9) Weaned (no breastfeeding)

6 (8)

6 (8)

22 (29)

22 (29)

28 (37)

28 (37)

Missing

12 (16)

12 (16)