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Table 2 Infant feeding practices of mothers living with HIV with infants 0–12 months

From: Determinants of infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV attending prevention of mother to child transmission Clinic at Kiambu Level 4 hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Infant feeding practices

n = 180

n

%

(95% CI)

Ever breastfed (N = 180)

 Yes

165

91.7

(86.6–95.3)

 No

15

8.3

(4.7–13.4)

Timely initiation of breastfeeding (N = 165)

 Within 1 h

115

69.7

(62.3–76.2)

 2–3 h

23

13.9

(9.0–20.2)

  > 3 h but < 24 h

27

16.4

(11.1–22.9)

Feeding practices for children 0–5 months (N = 77)

 

 Exclusive breastfeeding

55

71.4

(60.4–80.3)

 Replacement feeding

8

10.4

(11.1–28.4)

 Mixed feeding

14

18.2

(5.2–19.5)

Feeding practices for children 6–12 months (N = 103)

 Complementary feeding with breast milk

65

63.1

(53.4–71.8)

 Complementary feeding without breast milk

38

36.9

(27.6–47.0)