Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates Among ACT Immunization Clinic Infants 2011-2017

A dataset on exclusive breastfeeding percentages for infants presenting at ACT MACH immunization clinics, categorized by age in completed calendar months. The data covers a six-year period from 2011–12 to 2016–17 and was compiled by the Strategic Portfolio and Data Excellence team of the ACT Government.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in exclusive breastfeeding percentages across the six-year time_range to identify public health patterns.
• Compare exclusive breastfeeding rates by infant age groups, defined in completed calendar months, to understand behavioral shifts.
• Assess the representativeness of the data by considering its limitation to the MACH clinic population versus other health services.

Strengths

• Provides six consecutive years of trend data from 2011–12 to 2016–17.
• Focuses on a specific, standardized metric: exclusive breastfeeding percentage.
• Data collection uses a consistent age measurement rule based on completed calendar months.

Limitations

• Data is not representative of all ACT infants, as it only includes clients of MACH immunization clinics.
• Age grouping methodology rounds down, potentially masking variation within monthly cohorts.
• Trend data may differ from previously published figures due to revisions, complicating longitudinal comparison.

Provenance

Source

ACT Government Open Data

Collection Method

Obtained from clients attending MACH clinics for immunizations.

Time Range

2011–12 to 2016–17

Freshness

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Geography

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)