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Exclusive breastfeeding rate

DefinitionPercentage of living children receiving only breast milk from birth to various ages.

Optimal breastfeeding practices include exclusive breastfeeding (breast milk with no other foods or liquids) for the first six months of life, followed by breastmilk and complementary foods (solid or semi-solid foods) from about six months of age on, and continued breastfeeding for up to at least two years of age while receiving complementary foods. (http://www.childinfo.org/eddb/brfeed/)
ReferenceDepartment of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002.
Ref. URLhttp://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Child Health

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Exclusive breastfeeding rate [Definition]
1998 4-6 months---------[1] 1.2
1998 <3 months---------[2] 10.4
1998 <6 months---------[3] 6.8
2003 4-6 months---------[4] 1.5
2003 <4 months---------[5] 11.9
2003 <6 months---------[6] 8.3
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  2. SADHS 1998: Department of Health, Medical Research Council & Measure DHS+. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 1998, Full Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2002. http://www.doh.gov.za/facts/1998/sadhs98/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_1998_Full.pdf
  3. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
    Quoting SADHS 1998.
  4. SADHS 2003 (Preliminary): South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Preliminary Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2004. http://www.doh.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003.pdf
  5. SADHS 2003 (Preliminary): South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Preliminary Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2004. http://www.doh.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003.pdf
  6. SADHS 2003: Department of Health, Medical Research Council, OrcMacro. South Africa Demographic and Health Survey 2003. Pretoria: Department of Health; 2007. http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/misc/sadhs-f.html
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/SADHS_2003_full.pdf
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