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Table 2 Characteristics of children with a cleft whose mothers participated in IDIs and FGDs

From: “Mine did not breastfeed”, mothers’ experiences in breastfeeding children aged 0 to 24 months with oral clefts in Uganda

Qualitative method

Child’s cleft type

Child’s age group

Cleft Lip

Cleft Lip and Palate

Cleft Palate (with syndrome)

0–5 months

6–12 months

13–24 months

In Depth Interviews (n = 15)

6

6

3

8

4

3

Focus Group Discussion 1 (n = 5)

2

2

1

3

0

2

Focus Group Discussion 2 (n = 5)

1

3

1

2

2

1

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