BIBLIOGRAPHIC INPUT SHEET TEMPORARY Patterns of mortality ...

262 Pattern,of Mortalityin Childhood
TAULU 159. Breast Feeding of Infants" Dying in Postneonatal Period, in Two Age Groups, in 13 Latin
American Projects.
Age at death Age at death Age at death Age at death Ago at death
Breast feeding 28 days- 6-11 28 days- 0-11 28 days- 0-11 28 days- 6-11 28 days- -11I
and duration 5 months months 5 months months 5 months months 5 months months 5 months months
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %No. %
ARGENTINA AIGENTINA BOLIVIA BRAZIL BRAZIL
Chaco Province San Juan Province project Recife Ribeirao Prtto
Total ........... 527 100.0279 100.0685 100.1 243 100.0 637 100.0151 100.0 009 100.0505 99.9284 100.0 09 99.9
Not breast fed... 01 17.3 30 10.8 108 15.8 18 7.4 63 9.9 22 4.0 213 23.4 83 16.4 78 27.5 13 13.1
Lss thau I month 66 12.5 10 5.7 205 29.9 39 16.0 70 11.9 10 3.5 499 54.9 240 47.5 89 31.3 22 22.2
1and 2months... 120 23.9 39 14.0215 31.4 72 29.6 84 13.2 59 13.1 142 15.0 134 20.5 05 22.0 32 32.3
3 monthsorlonger 30 0.8 95 34.1 47 6.0 83 34.2 25 3.0220 48.8 10 1.1 37 7.3 6 2.1 18 18.2
Months unknown 12 2.3 I1 3.9 37 5.4 15 6.2 9 1.4 1 0.2 0 1.0 8 1.6 6 2.1 - -
Never weaned .... 196 37.2 88 31.5 73 10.. 16 6.0 380 59.7 133 29.5 36 4.0 3 0.6 40 14.1 14 14.1
BRAZIL CIIILE COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBIA
HSo Paulo project Cali Cartagena Medellin
Total .......... 1,170 100.0 338 100.1 758 100.1 229 100.0 238 99.8 105 100l 171 100.0 181 99.9 217 100.1 171 100.0
Not breast fad.... 315 20.0 63 18.6 157 20.7 38 10.6 47 19.7 24 12.3 23 13.5 19 10.5 55 25.3 36 21.1
Les than I month 489 11.8 105 31.1 211 27.8 P8 16.0 81 34.0 37 19.0 14 8.2 8 4.4 62 28.6 32 18.7
land 2 months... 252 21.5 103 30.5 265 35.0 79 34.5 57 23.0 62 31.8 39 22.8 35 19.3 52 24.0 59 34.5
3monthsorlonger 3,1 2.0 50 14.8 30 4.0 66 28.8 25 10.5 64 32.8 20 11.7 79 43.6 11 5.1 39 22.8
Months unknown 29 2.5 9 2.7 15 2.0 3 1.3 1 0.4 2 1.0 5 2.9 3 1.7 3 1.4 1 0.6
Neverweaned .... 51 4.4 8 2.4 80 10,6 5 2.2 27 11.3 0 3.1 70 40.9 37 20.4 34 15.7 4 2.3
EL SALVADOR JAMAICA MEXICO
Kingstonproject
St. Andrew Monterrey
Total .......... 1,054 100.0 717 100,1 288 1000, 253 99.9 1.053 100.0 454 99.9
Not breast fed... 310 30.3 146 20.4 00 20.8 17 6.7 387 36.8 133 29.3
Less than Imonth 421 39.9 213 29,7 51 17.7 18 7.1 120 11.4 27 5.9
1 and2 months... 152 14.4 132 18.4 84 29.2 74 29.2 154 14.6 73 16.1
3monthsorlonger 34 3.2 132 18.4 12 4.2 115 45.5 43 4.1 99 21.8
Months unknown 21 2.0 42 5.9 7 2.4 14 5.5 112 10.6 40 10.1
Never weaned.... 107 10.2 52 7.3 74 25.7 15 6.9 237 22.5 70 16.7
0 In families in which home interviews were conducted and information was provided.
namely, Cartagena, Bolivia, and Chaco
Province-and Recife had the lowest pro­
portions in both age groups.
Three steps seem to be indicated in order
to overcome this serious problem of lack or
insufficiency of breast feeding. First, causes
and factors responsible for early weaning
and lack of breast feeding should be ascer­
fed for at least a month than in the younger
group, the percentage never weaned was
very small (less than 10) in eight projects.
However, there appears to be consistency
in the patterns of breast feeding in the two
age groups. In fact, the three projects with
the highest proportions of infants never
weaned were the same in both age groups-