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Original Research Articles

Exclusive breastfeeding and its effect on growth of Malawian infants: results from a cross-sectional study

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Pages 14-23 | Received 06 Nov 2013, Accepted 24 Jun 2014, Published online: 09 Jul 2014

Figures & data

Table 1. Maternal and infant socio-demographic characteristics stratified by breastfeeding practice

Figure 1. Breastfeeding pattern of study infants at the time of data collection (n  =  196)

Figure 1. Breastfeeding pattern of study infants at the time of data collection (n  =  196)

Table 2. Frequency of giving liquids and complementary foods in the previous 24 hours to non-exclusively breastfed children

Table 3. Variables associated with breastfeeding practices

Table 4. ANCOVA results of breastfeeding practices associated with growth of the child

Table 5. ANCOVA results of breastfeeding practice associated with infant’s, disaggregated into five age groups

Table 6. ANCOVA results of breastfeeding practice associated with infant’s WLZ, disaggregated into five age groups

Figure 2. Cumulative probability of exclusive breastfeeding (survival function)

Figure 2. Cumulative probability of exclusive breastfeeding (survival function)

Figure 3. Effect of exclusive breastfeeding on length-for-age Z-score (rhombi mark the mean effect, the crosses above and below indicate the 95% CI; model covariates: infant’s gender, mother’s education; bootstraps 2000; pseudo R2 of 25th–75th percentiles: 0·06, 0·07 and 0·08, respectively

Figure 3. Effect of exclusive breastfeeding on length-for-age Z-score (rhombi mark the mean effect, the crosses above and below indicate the 95% CI; model covariates: infant’s gender, mother’s education; bootstraps 2000; pseudo R2 of 25th–75th percentiles: 0·06, 0·07 and 0·08, respectively