Table 5 Newborn first feed
From: Determinants of the early initiation of breastfeeding in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Region | Newborn first feed | Chi-square (p - value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breast milk | Infant formula | Glucose water | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Central (Riyadh) | 174 | 38.4 | 320 | 64 | 6 | 1.2 | 167 (<  0.001) |
Northern (Hail) | 75 | 25 | 215 | 71.3 | 10 | 33 | |
Eastern (Dammam) | 177 | 59 | 120 | 40 | 3 | 1 | |
Western (Jeddah) | 172 | 57.3 | 120 | 40 | 8 | 2.3 | |
Southern (Jazan) | 196 | 65.3 | 97 | 32.3 | 7 | 2.3 | |
KSA | 794 | 46.7 | 872 | 51.3 | 34 | 2 | |