World subregion | n | Catholic proportion (%) | Protestant proportion (%) | Breast feeding initiation rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Western | 37 | 40.2±34.6 | 22.1±28.2 | 87.2±12.2 |
Sub-Saharan African | 37 | 23.2±18.8 | 32.5±25.8 | 95.6±3.7 |
Central and South American | 18 | 68.3±14.0 | 19.3±11.4 | 95.2±2.2 |
Asian | 25 | 8.3±24.6 | 2.4±3.1 | 95.1±3.7 |
North African and Middle Eastern | 18 | 4.2±7.2 | 0.7±1.1 | 93.8±3.6 |
Values are Mean±SD.