BREASTFEEDING MODULE

Under-5s Questionnaire

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Goals
World Fit for Children Goal:

To protect, promote and support exclusive breastfeeding of infants for six months and continued breastfeeding with safe, appropriate and adequate complementary feeding up to two years of age and beyond.

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WHO/UNICEF Feeding Recommendations
Exclusive breastfeeding for first six months Continued breastfeeding for two years or more Safe, appropriate and adequate complementary foods beginning at 6 months Frequency of complementary feeding: 2 times per day for 6-8 month olds; 3 times per day for 9-11 month olds.

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Indicators
Exclusive breastfeeding rate (< 6 mos; < 4 mos) Continued Breastfeeding rate (12-15 mos. and 2023 mos.) Timely complementary feeding rate (6-9 mos.) Frequency of complementary feeding (6-11 mos.) Adequately fed infants (0-11 mos.)

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Eligibility

All children under five years of age

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Methodological Issues
Current Status Approach is used to calculate indicators asks about feeding practices within 24 hours before the survey Precision of indicators poor - Numbers of children in age ranges of interest (< 4 mos., < 6 mos. , 6-9 mos., 12-15 mos., 20-23 mos.) are likely to be small; Precision of indicators lower than others

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Content

Caretakers are asked about the following for each child under five Whether child was ever and is currently breastfed What liquids or foods child was fed in preceding 24 hours How many times child was given non-liquid foods in 24 hours prior to interview

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Preparation

Appropriate local terms for liquids and foods must be supplied

BREASTFEEDING MODULE BF1. Has (name) ever been breastfed? Yes No DK Yes No DK

BF 1 2 8 1 2 8 2BF3 8BF3

BF2. Is he/she still being breastfed?

BF3. Since this time yesterday, did he/she receive any of the following: Read each item aloud and record response before proceeding to the next item. BF3a. vitamin, mineral supplements or medicine? BF3b. plain water? BF3c. sweetened, flavoured water or fruit juice or tea or infusion? BF3d. oral rehydration solution (ORS)? BF3e. infant formula? BF3f. tinned, powdered or fresh milk? BF3g. any other liquids? BF3h. solid or semi-solid (mushy) food?

Y N DK
A. Vitamin supplements B. Plain water C. Sweetened water or juice D. ORS E. Infant formula F. Milk G. Other liquids H. Solid or semi-solid food 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8 1 2 8

BF4. Check BF3H: Child received solid or semi-solid (mushy) food? Yes. Continue with BF5

No or DK. Go to Next Module

BF5. Since this time yesterday, how many times did (name) eat solid, semisolid, or soft foods other than liquids? If 7 or more times, record 7. No. of times Dont know ___ 8