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| TABLE 5 PERCENTAGE OF EVER-MARRIED WOMEN AGED 15-49 YEARS HAVING LIVING CHILDREN AGED 0-2 YEARS BY BREASTFEEDING PERIOD OF BREASTFEEDING, REGION AND AREA, 1996.
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Breastfeeding Period of Breastfeeding |
Whole Kingdom |
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Total |
Municipal Area |
Non-Municipal Area |
Bangkok Metropolis |
Central Region (Excluding Bangkok Metropolis) |
Northern Region |
Northeastern Region |
Southern Region |
| Breastfeeding |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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(2,874,062) |
(520,445) |
(2,353,617) |
(317,859) |
(601,710) |
(523,170) |
(1,047,726) |
(383,598) |
| Breastfeeding |
95.7 |
92.1 |
96.5 |
91.6 |
94.1 |
95.9 |
97.9 |
95.3 |
| Non-Breastfeeding |
4.3 |
7.9 |
3.5 |
8.4 |
5.9 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
| Period of Breastfeeding |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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(2,750,350) |
(479,257) |
(2,271,092) |
(291,296) |
(566,237) |
(501,823) |
(1,025,481) |
(365,513) |
| Under 3 months |
18.9 |
29.2 |
16.8 |
29.2 |
28.2 |
12.6 |
13.6 |
19.7 |
| 3-6 months |
23.8 |
41.9 |
20.0 |
44.5 |
30.2 |
19.3 |
15.6 |
27.2 |
| 7-11 months |
21.2 |
11.6 |
23.2 |
10.2 |
16.6 |
28.6 |
24.2 |
18.5 |
| 12-17 months |
23.8 |
12.2 |
26.2 |
12.2 |
15.5 |
29.1 |
29.6 |
22.1 |
| 18-23 months |
7.6 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
8.1 |
10.5 |
6.3 |
| 24 months and Over |
3.7 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
| Unknown |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
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1.6 |
0.6 |
| Average of Period of Breastfeeding |
7.8 |
5.8 |
9.4 |
5.6 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
8.0 |
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| Source : Report of the 1996 Survey of Fertility in Thailand, National Statistical Office
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