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Table 2 Feeding practices of Vietnamese-born mothers and Australian-born mothers living in Australia

From: A cross-sectional study of infant feeding practices in Vietnamese-born mothers living in Australia

  

Infants of Australian-born mothers n = 261

Infants of Vietnamese-born mothers n = 261

Exposure to infant feeding practices

Total na

n

%

n

%

Currently receiving breastmilk (yes)

487

148

60.4

124

51.2

Age stopped breastmilk

 0–6

204

78

82.1

80

73.4

 7–12

 

15

15.8

24

22.0

  > 12

 

2

2.1

5

4.6

Ever drunk infant formula products (yes)

437

170

79.4

189

84.8

Ever drunk water (yes)

426

161

75.9

176

82.2

Ever drunk cow’s milk (yes)

433

40

18.7

35

16.0

Ever drunk toddlers’ milk (yes)

434

4

1.9

35

15.9

Ever drunk soy milk (yes)

434

12

5.6

11

5.0

Ever drunk any water-based drinks (yes)

434

30

14.1

44

19.9

Ever drunk fruit juice (yes)

435

47

22.1

61

27.5

Ever eaten soft, semi-solid, solid foods (yes)

432

142

66.7

119

54.3

Infants introduced to soft, semi-solid, solid foods prior to 6 months (yes)

253

106

75.2

61

54.5

Ever eaten soft, semi-solid, solid foods ≤ 4 months (yes)

253

58

41.1

29

25.9

  

Infants of Australian-born mothers n = 261

Infants of Vietnamese-born mothers n = 261

Timing of exposure to infant feeding practices

Total na

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

Age stopped receiving breastmilk (months)

204

95

3.23 (4.04)

109

4.87 (4.73)

Age when first drank infant formula products (months)

353

170

1.65 (2.45)

183

1.83 (3.11)

Age when first drank cow’s milk (months)

73

38

10.61 (2.52)

35

12.97 (7.14)

Age when first drank soy milk (months)

20

11

9.45 (8.04)

9

11.56 (5.05)

Age when first drank water-based drinks (months) b

70

26

9.54 (7.15)

44

7.75 (6.88)

Age when first drank fruit juice (months)

107

48

10.58 (5.68)

59

7.39 (4.87)

Age when first ate soft, semi-solid, solid foods (months)

253

141

4.76 (1.05)

112

5.53 (1.88)

  1. Timing of exposure to water and toddler milks were not measured in the Australian National Infant Feeding Survey 2010–2011, only whether the infant was exposed to these fluids
  2. aVarying total sample sizes were a result of mothers not answering all survey questions or the age of their infant dictated whether they had been exposed to that infant feeding practice
  3. bWater-based drinks included cordial, soft drink and tea