| Preliminary data from demographic and health surveys on infant feeding in 20 developing countries. | |
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PMID: 17237339 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study describes infant feeding practices in developing countries, specifically complementary liquids and foods in the first year of life. Data were compiled from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted from 1999 to 2003. We analyzed data from those countries with available data, including results for child-level 24-h and 7-d food and fluid intakes. We used datasets from 20 countries with information on >35,000 infants categorized by age: 0-6 and 6-12 mo. For analysis, we grouped data for fluids other than breast milk as water, other milk (e.g., tinned, powdered, animal), infant formula, and other liquids (e.g., fruit juice, herbal tea, sugar water). All specific solid foods were grouped as any solid foods. We present data on breast-feeding and maternal-reported fluid and solid intake by infants in a 24-h period, for individual countries, and in a pooled analysis. Pooled data show that 96.6% of 0- to 6- and 87.9% of 6- to 12-mo-old infants were currently breast-fed. Reported feeding of other fluids was lower among 0- to 6-mo-olds than 6- to 12-mo-olds: water (45.9 vs. 87.4%), other milk products (11.9 vs. 29.6%), infant formula (9.0 vs. 15.1%), and other liquids (15.1 vs. 41.0%). Pooled analysis showed that 21.9% of mothers reported feeding 0- to 6-mo-old infants some type of solid food, and 80.1% of mothers reported feeding solids to 6- to 12-mo-olds. These survey data show that other milks, other liquids, and solid foods are each much more commonly fed throughout infancy than commercial infant formulas in the countries studied. |
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Authors:
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Bernadette M Marriott; Larry Campbell; Erica Hirsch; David Wilson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of nutrition Volume: 137 ISSN: 0022-3166 ISO Abbreviation: J. Nutr. Publication Date: 2007 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-01-22 Completed Date: 2007-03-15 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404243 Medline TA: J Nutr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 518S-523S Citation Subset: IM |
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RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. bernadette_marriott@abtassoc.com |
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Bottle Feeding
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statistics & numerical data* Breast Feeding / statistics & numerical data* Developing Countries / statistics & numerical data* Health Surveys* Humans Infant Infant Food / statistics & numerical data* Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* Rural Population Urban Population World Health* |
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