Table 2 Infant feeding practices in Brazil, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and the UK
Total n (%) N= 3,253 | Brazil n (%) N= 560 | Taiwan n (%) N= 614 | Thailand n (%) N= 840 | South Korea n (%) N= 381 | UK n (%) N= 858 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
aInfant feeding | |||||||
BF at breast | 2392 (73.5) | 508 (90.7) | 333 (54.2) | 544 (64.8) | 274 (71.9) | 733 (85.4) | < 0.0001 |
Breast milk expressed | 1246 (38.3) | 77 (13.8) | 323 (52.6) | 503 (59.9) | 192 (50.4) | 151 (17.6) | < 0.0001 |
Infant formula | 1321 (40.6) | 111 (19.8) | 450 (73.3) | 328 (39.1) | 219 (57.5) | 213 (24.8) | < 0.0001 |
Solid, semi-solid, or soft foods | 388 (11.9) | 39 (7.0) | 133 (21.7) | 66 (7.9) | 60 (15.8) | 90 (10.5) | < 0.0001 |
Have you completely stopped breastfeeding? | |||||||
Stopped BF | 626 (19.3) | 14 (2.5) | 163 (26.6) | 237 (28.2) | 129 (33.9) | 83 (9.7) | < 0.0001 |
bContinuing to BF | 2493 (76.8) | 528 (95.7) | 442 (72) | 534 (63.6) | 239 (62.7) | 750 (87.4) | |
cNever BF | 126 (3.9) | 10 (1.8) | 9 (1.5) | 69 (8.2) | 13 (3.4) | 25 (2.9) | |