Feeding frequency, defecation frequency, consistency, quantity and colour per type of nutrition per age group
| BF | FF | MF | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | |
| Feeding frequency | |||||||||
| % 4/Day | - | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 8.3 | - | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| % 5/Day | 6.9 | 29.3 | 54.0 | 17.8 | 58.6 | 77.5 | 4.3 | 28.1 | 53.2 |
| % 6/Day | 33.9 | 38.1 | 27.6 | 41.7 | 28.1 | 13.4 | 41.3 | 50.0 | 29.9 |
| % 7/Day | 39.7 | 21.3 | 14.4 | 35.6 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 34.8 | 15.6 | 14.3 |
| % 8/Day | 19.6 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | - | 19.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| n | 378 | 328 | 250 | 163 | 209 | 253 | 46 | 64 | 77 |
| Defecation frequency/day | 3.65 | 2.40 | 1.88 | 1.48 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 2.09 | 1.83 | 1.54 |
| SD | 1.97 | 1.73 | 1.25 | 0.77 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.07 |
| 95% CI | 3.45 to 3.84 | 2.21 to 2.59 | 1.73 to 2.03 | 1.36 to 1.60 | 1.26 to 1.44 | 1.28 to 1.47 | 1.68 to 2.48 | 1.50 to 2.16 | 1.30 to 1.78 |
| n | 389 | 330 | 262 | 162 | 201 | 250 | 47 | 64 | 78 |
| Median | 3.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Range | 0–8.7 | 0–7.7 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–4.3 | 0–5.3 | 0–6.7 | 0–7 | 0–4.7 |
| Consistency1 | |||||||||
| % 1 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| % 2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 21.7 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| % 3 | 24.1 | 22.3 | 20.2 | 64.6 | 64.0 | 61.1 | 46.2 | 39.7 | 43.3 |
| % 4 | 75.5 | 77.5 | 79.1 | 12.7 | 19.1 | 27.3 | 48.3 | 57.8 | 52.8 |
| Consistency2 | |||||||||
| Average | 3.77 | 3.79 | 2.93 | 3.09 | 3.34 | 3.43 | |||
| SE | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.06 | |||
| 95% CI | 3.73 to 3.80 | 3.74 to 3.83 | 2.84 to 3.01 | 3.02 to 3.15 | 3.20 to 3.48 | 3.31 to 3.60 | |||
| n | 384 | 254 | 157 | 242 | 45 | 75 | |||
| Quantity3 | |||||||||
| % 1 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| % 2 | 23.1 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 23.1 | 18.9 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 15.3 | 18.6 |
| % 3 | 32.5 | 31.5 | 36.0 | 45.9 | 42.5 | 37.2 | 33.3 | 32.0 | 29.5 |
| % 4 | 23.0 | 30.4 | 32.0 | 20.9 | 31.3 | 33.6 | 31.0 | 42.0 | 41.1 |
| Quantity4 | |||||||||
| Average | 2.74 | 3.03 | 2.86 | 3.03 | 2.97 | 3.14 | |||
| SE | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||
| 95% CI | 2.68 to 2.80 | 2.96 to 3.11 | 2.76 to 2.95 | 2.94 to 3.12 | 2.77 to 3.17 | 2.96 to 3.32 | |||
| n | 384 | 254 | 157 | 242 | 45 | 75 | |||
| Colour5 | |||||||||
| % 1 | - | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | - | - | 1.1 |
| % 2 | 0.2 | - | 0.3 | - | 0.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| % 3 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 22.8 | 36.9 | 44.6 | 54.2 | 18.8 | 26.2 | 31.6 |
| % 4 | 84.3 | 81.1 | 76.8 | 63.0 | 53.7 | 44.3 | 81.2 | 73.3 | 64.5 |
| Colour6 | |||||||||
| Average | 3.85 | 3.78 | 3.59 | 3.39 | 3.77 | 3.57 | |||
| SE | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.06 | |||
| 95% CI | 3.82 to 3.88 | 3.74 to 3.83 | 3.51 to 3.66 | 3.32 to 3.45 | 3.67 to 3.88 | 3.44 to 3.69 | |||
| n | 384 | 254 | 157 | 242 | 45 | 75 | |||
↵1,2 Consistenty as percentage based on the number of diapers, per type of feeding (explanation, see figure 1).
↵3,4 Quantity as percentage based on the number of diapers, per type of nutrition (explanation, see figure 1).
↵5,6 Colour as percentage based on the number of diapers, per type of nutrition (explanation, see figure 1).
SE, Standard error.