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Table 2 Consumption of food types according to the type of breastfeeding

From: Socio-cultural influences on children’s feeding habits and feeding frequencies in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: a retrospective survey

Type of food

Totals (N)%

Breastfeed (N = 590)

Non-breastfeed (N = 28)

P-value

Industrial milk

(206) 33.33

(178) 30.17

(28) 100.00

0.313

Imported infant flours

(280) 45.31

(274) 46.44

(6) 21.43

0.225

Local infant flours

(193) 31.23

(183) 31.02

(10) 35.71

0.045*

Simple porridges

(417) 67.48

(409) 69.32

(8) 28.57

0.251

Improved porridges

(86) 13.92

(82) 13.90

(4) 14.29

0.009*

Cookies and cakes

(389) 62.94

(380) 64.41

(9) 32.14

0.205

Fish soups

(254) 41.10

(240) 40.68

(14) 50.00

0.065

Meat soups

(142) 22.98

(137) 23.22

(5) 17.86

0.083

Eggs

(41) 6.63

(36) 6.10

(5) 17.86

0.710

Cowpeas and peas

(107) 17.31

(94) 15.93

(13) 46.43

0.290

Tô/rice

(406) 65.70

(387) 62.62

(19) 67.86

0.026*

vegetables

(158) 25.57

(140) 23.73

(18) 64.29

0.275

Tubers purees

(117) 18.93

(111) 18.81

(6) 21.43

0.041*

Fruits

(325) 52.59

(308) 52.20

(17) 60.71

0.048*

Juices and sweet drinks

(389) 62.94

(381) 64.58

(8) 28.57

0.235

  1. Legend: N Number, % Frequency, * Significant level