Table 3.
Meta-analysis for breastfeeding outcomes
| Outcomes | Number of Studies |
Proportion of Women (%) | CI | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding outcomes | ||||
| Breastfeeding initiation in one hour | 5 studies [21, 23, 25, 26, 30] | 62.4 | 0.45, 0.78 | 98.3% |
| Breastfeeding initiation in more than one hour | 5 studies [15, 23, 25, 26, 30] | 24.6 | 0.18, 0.31 | 93.9% |
| Any breastfeeding at three months | 3 studies [15, 23, 30] | 72.9 | 0.42, 0.96 | 98.7% |
| Exclusive breastfeeding at six months | 3 studies [20, 21, 30] | 29.5 | 0.14, 0.477 | 97.5% |
| Any breastfeeding at six months | 2 studies [20, 30] | 85.9 | 0.74, 0.94 | 94.3% |