Table 3 Prelacteal feeding and complementary feeding characteristics of Syrian refugees according to HCWs’ observation
What foods are given to the baby in the first three days after birth, other than breast milk according to HCWs’ observation? | n (%) | With which foods do mothers start complementary feeding, according to HCWs’ observation? | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sugary water | 396 (45.2) | Grains | 521 (59.5) |
Dairy products | 76 (8.7) | • Rice or rice flour | 350 (40.0) |
• Milk | 57 (6.5) | • Wheat flour or wheat starch | 116 (13.2) |
• Formula | 16 (1.8) | • Baby food with grain | 89 (10.2) |
• Marjujah (goat milk with tea) | 2 (0.2) | • Biscuit | 12 (1.4) |
• Yogurt | 1 (0.1) | • Bread | 4 (0.5) |
Herbal tea | 28 (3.2) | • Oat | 2 (0.2) |
• Anise tea | 24 (2.7) | Fruits and vegetables | 419 (47.8) |
• Cumin tea | 4 (0.5) | • Fruit puree or boiled fruit | 280 (32.0) |
• Mint tea | 2 (0.2) | • Boiled vegetables | 177 (20.2) |
• Herbal tea | 2 (0.2) | • Banana | 51 (5.8) |
Plain water | 26 (3.0) | • Fruit juice | 50 (5.7) |
• Plain water | 25 (2.9) | • Tomato juice | 6 (0.7) |
• Zamzam (sacred water) | 1 (0.1) | • Avocado | 1 (0.1) |
Sweet food | 22 (2.5) | Dairy products | 265 (30.3) |
• Date | 9 (1.0) | • Milk | 172 (19.6) |
• Fruit | 6 (0.7) | • Yoghurt | 105 (12.0) |
• Honey | 3 (0.3) | Soups-snacks | 79 (9.0) |
• Turkish delight | 2 (0.2) | • Soups | 72 (8.2) |
• Grape molasses | 1 (0.1) | • Snacs | 7 (0.8) |
Egg | 40 (4.6) | ||
Flesh foods | 5 (0.5) | ||
• Red meat | 3 (0.3) | ||
• White meat | 2 (0.2) | ||
Unsuitable foods | 8 (0.9) | ||
• Tea bread mix | 3 (0.3) | ||
• Coffee | 3 (0.3) | ||
• Honey | 2 (0.2) |