Table 4 A comparison of Growth Outcomes between Infants Not Exposed to HIV and Breastfed for a minimum of 6 months or Breastfed for less than 6 months
Infant Growth and Clinical Outcomes | Breastfed > 6 months | Breastfed < 6 months | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Infant Growth, WHO Z scores (median [IQR]) | |||
 Age 3 months | |||
  WAZ | 0.17 (−0.31; 0.88) | −0.04 (−0.88; 1.13) | 0.370 |
  LAZ | −1.45 (−2.97; −0.31) | −1.77 (−3.69; − 0.01) | 0.698 |
  WLZ | 2.09 (0.19; 3.99) | 2.13 (0.16; 3.72) | 0.839 |
Age 6 months | |||
 WAZ | 0.43 (−0.57; 1.24) | 0.72 (−0.10; 1.71) | 0.453 |
 LAZ | −0.36 (−1.54; 0.85) | − 0.45 (− 2.07; 1.04) | 0.978 |
 WLZ | 0.86 (− 0.06; 2.11) | 1.56 (0.38); 2.75) | 0.408 |
Age 9 months | |||
 WAZ | 0.81 (−0.02; 1.7) | 1.22 (0.78; 2.14) | 0.929 |
 LAZ | −0.03 (− 0.75) | 0.36 (− 0.23; 1.41) | 0.280 |
 WLZ | 0.89 (0.13; 2.18) | 1.31 (−0.63; 1.92) | 0.812 |
Growth Faltering n(%) | |||
 Age 3 months | |||
  Underweight | 0 | 8 (10.53) | 0.058 |
  Stunting | 11 (37.93) | 36 (48.0) | 0.387 |
  Wasting | 1 (3.45) | 5 (6.67) | 0.463 |
Age 6 months | |||
 Underweight | 1 (2.08) | 0 | 0.716 |
 Stunting | 9 (18.75) | 5 (26.32) | 0.353 |
 Wasting | 2 (4.17) | 1 (5.26) | 0.638 |
Age 9 months | |||
 Underweight | 0 | 0 |  |
 Stunting | 1 (2.78) | 0 | 0.720 |
 Wasting | 1 (2.78) | 1 (7.14) | 0.485 |