From: Early interruption of exclusive breastfeeding: results from the eight-country MAL-ED study
MAL-ED study sites 2 | BGD | INV | NEB | PKN | BRF | PEL | SAV | TZH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 256 | 242 | 238 | 269 | 231 | 293 | 268 | 256 |
Male child (%) | 49.6 | 43.8 | 53.8 | 48.3 | 51.5 | 52.9 | 48.5 | 49.6 |
Age (d) | 3 (0, 9) | |||||||
Weight (g) | 2,760 (400) | 2,920 (460) | 3,150 (460) | 2,890 (490) | 3,430 (510) | 3,090 (460) | 3,290 (480) | 3,370 (470) |
Maternal age (y) | 24.9 (5.1) | 24.1 (3.8) | 26.5 (3.7) | 27.6 (6.0) | 24.8 (5.5) | 24.2 (6.1) | 26.4 (6.9) | 28.5 (6.7) |
Parity (%) | ||||||||
1 | 40.6 | 33.7 | 44.1 | 23.0 | 32.0 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 12.5 |
2 – 4 | 57.0 | 61.3 | 54.6 | 50.2 | 58.9 | 47.4 | 53.3 | 46.5 |
>4 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 13.3 | 7.6 | 41.0 |
Cesarean delivery (%)3 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 18.9 | 14.5 | 55.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 | -- |
Maternal education (y) | ||||||||
0 - 5 | 64.1 | 37.6 | 25.6 | 81.8 | 8.2 | 21.8 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
6 – 10 | 34.8 | 47.1 | 52.1 | 12.3 | 36.8 | 57.7 | 47.8 | 62.5 |
11 – 15 | 1.2 | 15.3 | 22.3 | 5.9 | 55.0 | 21.5 | 50.7 | 0.0 |