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Conversely, exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months, compared to mixed or formula feeding, was negatively associated with very early complementary feeding (AOR = 0.35; 95% CI, 0.30–0.42) and giving the following foods at 8 to 10 months of age: baby food from jar (AOR = 0.78; 95% CI, 0.66–0.92), powdered baby food (AOR = 0.73; 95% CI, 0.57–0.94), canned baby food (AOR = 0.48; 95% CI, 0.32–0.71), and ready-made bought meals (AOR = 0.67; 95% CI, 0.57–0.78).</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exclusively breastfeeding for 3 months compared to mixed or formula feeding was positively associated with the introduction of complementary feeding after 4 months and giving infants fruits, vegetables, and homemade infant foods frequently at 8 to 10 months.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>","journal":"Journal of Human Lactation","year":2014,"id":641416,"datarank":0.5289540786924243,"base_score":3.5263605246161616,"endowment":3.5263605246161616,"self_citation_contribution":0.5289540786924243,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.5289540786924243,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":33,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":null,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":false,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":null,"fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":1667738,"name":"Elizheeba Christie Abraham","orcid":null,"position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1667739,"name":"Mhairi Squair","orcid":null,"position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1667740,"name":"Yvonne Brogan","orcid":null,"position":3,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1667741,"name":"Anne Merewood","orcid":null,"position":4,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":1667737,"name":"Julie Armstrong","orcid":null,"position":0,"is_corresponding":false}],"reference_count":0,"raw_metadata":{"has_enrichment":true,"resolved":true,"title":"Exclusive Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, and Food Choices in UK Infants","abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background:</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Limited data exist that explore the association between exclusive breastfeeding and dietary behaviors related to key food choices in later infancy.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to examine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months with age of starting complementary feeding and key complementary feeding data collected at 8 to 10 months.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Secondary data analysis was performed on the UK Infant Feeding Survey 2005.</jats:p>\n                  </jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:</jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After adjusting for maternal characteristics, exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months, compared to mixed or formula feeding, was positively associated with giving homemade infant foods (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.19–1.66), vegetables (AOR = 1.46; 95% CI, 1.25–1.72), fruits (AOR = 1.73; 95% CI, 1.42–2.11), and fresh foods frequently (AOR = 2.24; 95% CI, 1.41–3.56) at 8 to 10 months of age. 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