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Table NU.4: Duration <strong>of</strong> breastfeeding, Serbia, 2010Median duration <strong>of</strong> any breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding,and predominant breastfeeding among children age 0–35 monthsMedian duration (in months) <strong>of</strong>Number <strong>of</strong> children ageAny breastfeeding 1 Exclusive breastfeeding Predominant breastfeeding 0–35 monthsSexMale 7.9 .4 1.1 1015Female 6.9 .5 .7 953RegionBelgrade 10.3 .5 .5 359Vojvodina 5.8 .4 2.8 574Sumadija and Western Serbia 5.6 .5 1.5 525Southern and Eastern Serbia 6.9 .5 1.3 510AreaUrban 7.5 .5 .7 1047Rural 7.5 .5 .7 921Mother’s educationPrimary 8.3 .4 2.3 296Secondary 7.1 .5 .6 1116Higher 7.6 .5 1.5 533Wealth index quintilePoorest 7.8 .4 .7 394Second 4.8 .7 1.3 344Middle 9.0 .4 3.9 334Fourth 6.2 .4 .6 388Richest 8.9 .5 .7 507Median 7.5 .5 .7 1968Mean for all children (0–35 months) 8.8 .7 2.4 19681MICS indicator 2.10The adequacy <strong>of</strong> infant feeding in children under 24months is shown in Table NU.5. Different criteria<strong>of</strong> adequate feeding are used depending on the age<strong>of</strong> the child. For infants aged 0–5 months, exclusivebreastfeeding is considered as adequate feeding,while infants aged 6–23 months are considered to beadequately fed if they are receiving breast-milk andsolid, semi-solid or s<strong>of</strong>t food. Based on these feedingpatterns, only 19 percent <strong>of</strong> children in Serbia aged0–23 months are being adequately fed. The prevalence<strong>of</strong> adequate feeding is higher among boys (22 percent)than among girls (16 percent). Adequate feeding amongall infants aged 0–5 month’s drops to 14 percent.MONITORING THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND WOMEN 59

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