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Table 1 Sample size for prolonged exclusive breastfeeding and its associated factors among children aged 6–23 months in sub-saharan African countries

From: Determinants of prolonged exclusive breastfeeding among children aged 6–23 months in 21 sub-saharan African countries: evidence from nationally representative data

Country

Year of survey

Weighted sample (n)

Weighted sample (%)

Angola

2015-16

4,009

6.35

Benin

2017-18

3,884

6.15

Burundi

2016-17

3,858

6.11

Ethiopia

2016

2,822

4.47

Gabon

2019-21

1,741

2.76

Ghana

2022

2,786

4.41

Gambia

2019-20

2,305

3.65

Guinea

2018

1,909

3.02

Kenya

2022

2,753

4.36

Liberia

2019-20

1,523

2.41

Mali

2018

2,713

4.29

Malawi

2015-16

4,747

7.51

Nigeria

2018

8,883

14.06

Rwanda

2019-20

2,297

3.64

Sierra Leone

2019

2,643

4.18

Senegal

2019

1,770

2.80

Tanzania

2022

3,079

4.87

Uganda

2016

4,160

6.59

South Africa

2016

877

1.39

Zambia

2018

2,785

4.41

Zimbabwe

2015

1,628

2.58

Total sample size

63,172

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