Jian-li Ye1, Ying Cui, Xiao-ping Pan. 1. National Center for Women and Children's Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To know the situation of breastfeeding of infants in western China rural areas. METHOD: Probability proportional to size sampling was used in 45 projects counties 10 provinces in western China, and then totally 13 433 children who were under 3 years old were selected to investigate their feeding situation and health situation by questionnaire. SPSS software was used to carry on the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The proportion of adding starch, egg, milk, bean, meat, vegetable and water was 75.3%, 58.4%, 39.0%, 26.4%, 42.7%, 52.0% and 93.4% respectively. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding of infant less than four months and six months was 16.0% and 2.5% respectively. The proportion of not adding starch, egg, milk, bean, meat, vegetable and water of infants who were one year old was 5.2%, 15.0%, 30.3%, 11.2%, 9.1%, 4.8% and 0.6% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in western rural areas was still low and complementary feeding was still unreasonable.
OBJECTIVE: To know the situation of breastfeeding of infants in western China rural areas. METHOD: Probability proportional to size sampling was used in 45 projects counties 10 provinces in western China, and then totally 13 433 children who were under 3 years old were selected to investigate their feeding situation and health situation by questionnaire. SPSS software was used to carry on the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The proportion of adding starch, egg, milk, bean, meat, vegetable and water was 75.3%, 58.4%, 39.0%, 26.4%, 42.7%, 52.0% and 93.4% respectively. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding of infant less than four months and six months was 16.0% and 2.5% respectively. The proportion of not adding starch, egg, milk, bean, meat, vegetable and water of infants who were one year old was 5.2%, 15.0%, 30.3%, 11.2%, 9.1%, 4.8% and 0.6% respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in western rural areas was still low and complementary feeding was still unreasonable.
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