From: The association between infant and young child feeding practices and diarrhoea in Tanzanian children
 | N* | Prevalence of IYCF indicators % (95% CI)a | Prevalence of diarrhoea % (95% CI)b |
---|---|---|---|
Early initiation of breastfeeding | |||
 No | 1920 | 56.6 (54.4, 59.1) | 20.0 (17.6, 22.7) |
 Yes | 1472 | 43.4 (40.9, 46.0) | 20.2 (17.6, 23.1) |
Exclusive breastfeeding | |||
 No | 447 | 51.4 (47.3, 55.6) | 16.7 (12.4, 22.2) |
 Yes | 422 | 48.6 (44.4, 52.8) | 4.8 (3.0, 7.7) |
Predominant breastfeeding | |||
 No | 782 | 89.9 (87.1, 92.2) | 11.5 (9.0, 14.7) |
 Yes | 88 | 10.1 (7.7, 12.9) | 4.4 (1.5, 12.3) |
Continued breastfeeding at 1Â year | |||
 No | 59.5 | 10.4 (7.8, 13.6) | 19.3 (8.1, 39.1) |
 Yes | 515.2 | 89.6 (86.4, 92.2) | 23.2 (19.9, 28.0) |
Bottle feeding | |||
 No | 3267 | 96.3 (95.2, 97.2) | 19.8 (17.8, 21.9) |
 Yes | 125 | 3.7 (2.8, 4.7) | 26.6 (17.8, 37.9) |
Introduction of solid, semi-solid and soft foods at 6–8 months | |||
 No | 355 | 27.9 (245.0, 31.0) | 11.87 (9.3, 15.0) |
 Yes | 920 | 72.2 (69.0, 75.0) | 25.82 (20.2, 32.4) |