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Table 3 Type of infant feeding practiced by urban and rural mothers in postnatal wards

From: Breastfeeding practices on postnatal wards in urban and rural areas of the Deyang region, Sichuan province of China

 

Total

Urban

Rural

n = 200

n = 102

n = 98

Exclusive breastfeeding, n (%)

16 (8.0)

10 (9.8)

6 (6.1)

Almost exclusive breastfeeding, n (%)

69 (34.5)

30 (29.4)

39 (39.8)

Mixed feeding, n (%)

112 (56.0)

60 (58.8)

52 (53.1)

Exclusive infant formula feeding, n (%)

3 (1.5)

2 (2.0)

1 (1.0)