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Median duration of any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, and predominant breastfeeding among<br />

children age 0-35 months, Afghanistan, 2010-2011<br />

Any<br />

breastfeeding 1<br />

Median duration (in months) of<br />

Exclusive<br />

breastfeeding<br />

Predominant<br />

breastfeeding<br />

Number of children<br />

age 0-35 months<br />

Second 24.0 3.3 6.8 1,697<br />

Middle 23.3 3.5 9.0 1,587<br />

Fourth 22.6 2.8 8.0 1,608<br />

Richest 21.9 3.2 5.6 1,502<br />

Median 23.3 3.3 7.2 7,961<br />

Mean 23.7 5.4 9.9 7,961<br />

1<br />

MICS indicator 2.10<br />

Among children under age three, the median duration is 23 months for any breastfeeding, 3<br />

months for exclusive breastfeeding, and 7 months for predominant breastfeeding (Table 5.3).<br />

There is no gender difference in the duration of any breastfeeding between boys and girls.<br />

Infants in rural areas receive a longer duration of any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding and<br />

predominant breastfeeding than infants in urban areas. The median duration of exclusive<br />

breastfeeding is longer among infants from the Northern region (5 months) and Central<br />

Highlands region (4 months) than in other regions.<br />

The adequacy of infant feeding in children under 24 months old is provided in Table 5.4.<br />

Different criteria for adequate feeding are used depending on the age of the child. For infants<br />

aged 0-5 months, exclusive breastfeeding is considered as adequate feeding, while infants aged<br />

6-23 months are considered to be adequately fed if they are receiving breast milk and solid,<br />

semi-solid or soft food.<br />

Table 5.4: Age-appropriate breastfeeding<br />

Percentage of children age 0-23 months who were appropriately breastfed during the previous day, Afghanistan, 2010-2011<br />

Sex<br />

Children age 0-5 months Children age 6-23 months Children age 0-23 months<br />

Percent<br />

exclusively<br />

breastfed 1<br />

Number<br />

of<br />

children<br />

Percent currently<br />

breastfeeding and<br />

receiving solid, semisolid<br />

or soft foods<br />

Number<br />

of children<br />

Percent<br />

appropriately<br />

breastfed 2<br />

Number<br />

of children<br />

Male 53.5 611 31.6 1,801 37.2 2,412<br />

Female 55.2 591 29.9 1,737 36.3 2,329<br />

Region<br />

Central 54.1 204 25.7 595 33.0 798<br />

Central Highlands 64.9 46 47.9 140 52.1 186<br />

East 62.3 113 32.8 362 39.8 475<br />

North 56.5 186 29.1 535 36.2 721<br />

North East 49.1 235 40.2 628 42.6 863<br />

South 48.1 46 18.8 304 22.6 350<br />

South East 57.5 223 18.3 497 30.5 720<br />

West 47.8 150 40.6 477 42.3 627<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 50.9 248 32.8 652 37.8 900<br />

Rural 55.2 954 30.3 2,887 36.5 3,841<br />

Mother s education<br />

None 55.4 1,039 30.8 3,164 36.9 4,202<br />

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