Table 1 Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding from a cohort study using two measurement indicators, Nepal, 2014
Exclusive breastfeeding | 1st month | 4th month | 6th month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method | 24-h recall (N = 735) | recall-since-birth (N = 735) | 24-h recall (N = 715) | recall-since-birth (N = 715) | 24-h recall (N = 711) | recall-since-birth (N = 711) |
Rate (%) | 617 (83.9%) | 487 (66.3%) | 437 (61.1%) | 280 (39.2%) | 133 (18.7%) | 63 (8.9%) |
95% confidence interval | 81.3% to 86.6% | 62.8% to 69.7% | 57.5% to 64.7% | 35.6% to 42.7% | 15.8% to 21.6% | 6.8% to 11.1% |