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Table 5 Prevalence and confidence interval (95%CI) of breastfeeding and food indicators according to area of residence and decade. DHS, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s. ENDES, 2018

From: Evolution of breastfeeding indicators and early introduction of foods in Latin American and Caribbean countries in the decades of 1990, 2000 and 2010

Indicators and foods

Decades

1990s

2000s

2010s

rural

urban

rural

urban

rural

urban

Breastfeeding indicators

Prevalence (95% CI)

EBF

43.8(41.3,46.3)

32.4(29.9,35.0)

51.2(48.7,53.7)

41.0(38.9,43.1)

51.1(48.5,53.7)

42.4(39.9,44.9)

PBF

48.6(46.1,51.1)

54.8(52.2,57.3)

42.4(40.0,44.8)

45.8(43.8,47.8)

42.6(40.0,45.2)

43.5(41.1,45.9)

Mixed BF

24.4(22.4,26.6)

44.7(42.2,47.3)

24.4(22.7,26.3)

43.1(41.1,45.2)

22.5(20.5,24.6)

41.9(39.6,44.4)

Supplemented BF

21.9(19.9,24.0)

25.6(23.3,27.9)

21.7(19.8,23.7)

20.1(18.6,21.7)

26.1(23.9,28.4)

23.1(21.1,25.2)

Non-BF

3.2(2.5,4.0)

7.7(6.5,9.1)

3.5(2.8,4.3)

8.6(7.5,9.7)

3.9(3.0,4.9)

9.2(7.9,10.9)

Foods

Prevalence (95% CI)

Water

32.3(29.9,34.8)

32.3(30.1,34.6)

34.9(32.5,37.5)

36.7(34.7,38.7)

38.2(35.8,40.8)

37.1(34.8,39.5)

Liquids

37.1(34.9,39.3)

44.3(41.8,46.7)

20.6(19.1,22.3)

23.6(22.0,25.2)

14.1(12.5,15.9)

17.4(15.6,19.3)

Milk

17.0(15.3,18.9)

23.9(21.9,25.9)

12.4(11.1,13.9)

13.5(12.2,14.9)

7.1(5.9,8.6)

9.4(7.1,10.9)

Formula

8.6(7.4,10.0)

24.6(22.5,26.8)

12.9(11.6,14.5)

31.4(29.4,33.4)

15.9(14.3,17.7)

34.1(31.8,36.6)

Semi-solids/solids

21.9(19.9,24.0)

25.6(23.3,27.9)

21.7(19.8,23.7)

20.1(18.6,21.7)

26.1(23.9,28.4)

23.1(21.1,25.2)

  1. BF breastfeeding, EBF exclusive breastfeeding, PBF predominant breastfeeding