As for rates of exclusive breastfeeding, 46% of infants aged 0-3.9 m were exclusively breastfed at 4 months and 37% at 6 months of age, with nationals having a lower rate of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months (~35%) as compared to Arab non-nationals (~43%) although the difference did not reach statistical significance.
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Nutritional status and adequacy of feeding Practices in Infants and Toddlers 0-23.9 months living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): findings from the feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) 2020.
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Exclusively formula feeding was observed in 5% of 0-3.9 m infants with an increasing trend to 26% in 4-5.9%, rising to 33% at 6-11.9 m and reaching a peak of 51% at 12-23.9 m.