Table 5 Median duration of “any breastfeeding”, “exclusive breastfeeding” and “exclusive and predominant breastfeeding” in weeks
Feeding patterns | Burkina Faso | South Africa | Uganda | Zambia | All sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 204 | N = 213 | N = 274 | N = 534 | N = 1225 | |
Median (p25; p75) | Median (p25; p75) | Median (p25; p75) | Median (p25; p75) | Median (p25; p75) | |
Any breastfeeding | 46.5 (45.0; 48.7) | 29.1 (13.0; 46.3) | 39.9 (34.1; 43.0) | 39.0 (33.0; 43.6) | 40.6 (32.3; 45.4) |
Exclusive breastfeeding | 20.7 (18.9; 21.3) | 19.5 (12.4; 21.0) | 20.9 (19.6; 21.0) | 21.0 (20.4; 21.1) | 20.9 (19.1; 21.1) |
Exclusive and predominant breastfeeding | 20.9 (20.0; 21.5) | 19.8 (12.9; 21.0) | 20.9 (19.9; 21.0) | 21.0 (20.6; 21.1) | 20.9 (19.7; 21.1) |