Table 2.
Breastfeeding practices at different time points (N=109).
| Time points | ITTa intervention group (n=55) | ITT, control group (n=54) | Chi-square (df) | P value | ORb (95% CI) | aORc (95% CI) | PPd group using the tool (n=28) | PP group not using the tool (n=81) | Chi-square (df) | P value | OR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | |||||||||||||
| Baseline, n (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EBFe rate | 25 (45) | 27 (50) | 0.2 (1) | .64 | 0.83 (0.39-1.77) | 0.96 (0.38-2.42) | 12 (43) | 40 (49) | 0.4 (1) | .55 | 0.77 (0.32-1.83) | 0.66 (0.23-1.90) | ||||||||||||
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PBFf rate | 16 (29) | 13 (24) | 0.4 (1) | .55 | 1.29 (0.55-3.04) | 1.72 (0.63-4.66) | 10 (36) | 19 (23) | 1.6 (1) | .21 | 1.81 (0.72-4.59) | 2.87 (0.91-9.08) | ||||||||||||
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FBFg rate | 41 (74) | 40 (74) | 0.003 (1) | .96 | 1.02 (0.43-2.42) | 1.68 (0.59-4.79) | 22 (79) | 59 (73) | 0.4 (1) | .55 | 1.37 (0.49-3.82) | 1.73 (0.53-5.69) | ||||||||||||
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MFh rate | 14 (25) | 14 (26) | 0.003 (1) | .96 | 0.98 (0.41-2.30) | 0.60 (0.21-1.70) | 6 (21) | 22 (27) | 0.4 (1) | .55 | 0.73 (0.26-2.04) | 0.58 (0.18-1.91) | ||||||||||||
| 1-month follow-up, n (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EBF rate) | 30 (54) | 33 (61) | 0.5 (1) | .49 | 0.76 (0.36-1.64) | 1.20 (0.47- 3.08) | 14 (50) | 49 (60) | 0.9 (1) | .33 | 0.65 (0.28-1.55) | 0.83 (0.29-2.39) | ||||||||||||
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PBF rate | 15 (27) | 8 (15) | 2.5 (1) | .11 | 2.16 (0.83-5.62) | 2.83 (0.77-10.35) | 10 (36) | 13 (16) | 4.8 (1) | .03 | 2.91 (1.10-7.70)i | 4.81 (1.12-20.78)i | ||||||||||||
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FBF rate | 45 (82) | 41 (76) | 0.6 (1) | .45 | 1.43 (0.56-3.60) | 3.31 (0.98-11.16) | 24 (86) | 62 (76) | 1.05 (1) | .30 | 1.84 (0.57-5.96) | 2.99 (0.74-12.15) | ||||||||||||
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MF rate | 10 (18) | 13 (24) | 0.6 (1) | .45 | 0.70 (0.28-1.77) | 0.30 (0.09-1.02) | 4 (14) | 19 (23) | 1.05 (1) | .30 | 0.55 (0.17-1.76) | 0.33 (0.08-1.36) | ||||||||||||
| 2-month follow-up, n (%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EBF rate | 29 (53) | 26 (48) | 0.2 (1) | .63 | 1.20 (0.57-2.55) | 1.75 (0.71-4.34) | 16 (57) | 39 (48) | 0.7 (1) | .41 | 1.44 (0.60-3.41) | 1.66 (0.59-4. 68) | ||||||||||||
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PBF rate | 17 (31) | 13 (24) | 0.6 (1) | .42 | 1.41 (0.60-3.29) | 1.43 (0.52-3.96) | 10 (36) | 20 (25) | 1.3 (1) | .26 | 1.69 (0.67-4.27) | 1.84 (0.57-5.95) | ||||||||||||
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FBF rate | 46 (84) | 39 (72) | 2.1 (1) | .15 | 1.97 (0.78-4.98) | 3.16 (1.05-9.54)i | 26 (93) | 59 (73) | 4.9j (1) | .03 | 4.85 (1.06-22.15)i | 5.55 (1.07-28.83)i | ||||||||||||
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MF rate | 9 (16) | 15 (28) | 2.1 (1) | .15 | 0.51 (0.20-1.29) | 0.32 (0.10-0.95)i | 2 (7) | 22 (27) | 4.9 (1) | .03 | 0.21 (0.04-0.94)i | 0.18 (0.4-0.94)i | ||||||||||||
aITT: intention-to-treat.
bOR: odds ratio.
caOR: adjusted odds ratio.
dPP: per protocol.
eEBF: exclusive breastfeeding.
fPBF: predominant breastfeeding.
gFBF: full breastfeeding.
hMF: mixed feeding.
iP<.05.
jSignificance of values in italics: PBF rate in PP (P=.03) at 1 month time point, FBF rate (P=.03), and MF rate (P=.03) in PP at the 2-month time point.