Seroprevalence of Transplacentally acquired Measles antibodies in unvaccinated infants at nine months of age and its relation to the feeding practices

Table 1 Presence of protective maternal Measles IgG antibodies based on feeding practices among study population

Feeding groups	Total	Protective Antibodies present	Protective Antibodies absent	Mean IgG In U/ml
Breast feeding	267	65 (24%)	203 (76%)	0.574
Animal milk	24	4 (17%)	20 (83%)	0.466
^aFormula/supplement	64	18(28%)	46 (72%)	0.634
^bOthers	29	4 (14%)	25 (86%)	.517
TOTAL	384	91	293

^aPowdered Formula
^b(using mother milk, animal milk, formula together) Infant is taking milk from more than one category

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