title: Infant feeding patterns on Mauritius Island, 1991.
abstract: The 1991 Mauritius Contraceptive Prevalence Survey (CPS) included a special module on infant feeding patterns in Mauritius. Since 1985, when a similar CPS was conducted, the incidence of breast-feeding has fallen from 86% to 72%. The duration of any breast-feeding among those breast-fed remained constant at 13.6 months. The module allowed for an assessment of the World Health Organization (WHO) breast-feeding indicators on exclusive breast-feeding, timely complementary feeding and continued breast-feeding. Only 16% of infants 0-3 months old are exclusively breast-fed; only 29% on infants 6-9 months old receive breast milk and complementary foods and only 27% of children 12-15 months are still breast-fed. These patterns of limited breast-feeding and early supplementation may signal future declines in breast-feeding for other African and Asian countries.
authors.affiliation: Maternal and Child Health Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Grummer-Strawn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalasopatan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sungkur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008436:Mauritius; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors