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. 2023 Jul 1;26(7):381–388. doi: 10.34172/aim.2023.58

Table 4. Regression Analysis Results – The Intervention Effect on Post-intervention Pain Less Than the Median, Frequency of Breastfeeding During 18 Hours Greater Than the Median and Return to the Birth Weight 10 Days from Birth .

Outcomes Intervention No. (%) Adjusted OR P Value 95% CI for OR
Mean pain score after the first episode of the intervention below the median (vs. above the median)*: median = 6.6 Reflexology 27 (60) vs 18 (40) 3.569 0.007 1.419‒8.976
Benson 29 (64.4) vs 16 (35.6) 3.692 0.006 1.451‒9.390
Control 9 (20) vs 36 (80) 1
Mean pain score after the second episode of the intervention below the median (vs. above the median)**: median = 4.3 Reflexology 20 (44.4) vs 25 (55.6) 2.879 1.322‒6.272
Benson 24 (53.3) vs 21 (46.7) 4.713 2.087‒10.644
Control 12 (26.7) vs 33 (73.3) 1
Return to the birth weight ten days from birth (vs non return)*** Reflexology 36 (80) vs 9 (20) 3.730 .008 1.407‒9.886
Benson 32 (71.1) vs 13 (28.9) 2.809 .031 1.100‒7.176
Control 25 (55.6) vs 20 (44.4) 1
Proportion of breastfeeding more than the median (vs. less than median) during 18 hours ****: median = 10 time Reflexology 38 (84.4) vs 7 (15.6) 6.077 0.001 2.026‒18.229
Benson 35 (77.8) vs 10 (22.2) 4.124 0.008 1.443‒11.792
Control 16 (35.6) vs 29 (64.4) 1

*OR adjusted for pain score before the first episode of the intervention.

** OR adjusted for pain score before the second episode of the intervention.

*** OR adjusted for the mother’s age, employment status, history of previous C/S, causes of C/S.

**** OR adjusted for the mother’s employment status, mean of all pain scores.

N, Number; CI, confidence interval; C/S, Cesarean section.