Table 3.
Infant feeding status in intervention and control group
| Baby-Friendly Hospitals | Non Baby-Friendly Hospitals | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | p | AOR (95 % CI)a | Intervention | Control | p | AOR (95 % CI)a | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||
| Infant feeding status at 4 weeks postpartumb | ||||||||||||
| Full breastfeeding | 82 | 87.2 | 93 | 83.8 | 0.156 | 2.12 (0.75; 6.01)c | 75 | 39.7 | 90 | 45.9 | 0.256 | 0.76 (0.48; 1.21)d |
| High partial breastfeeding | 5 | 5.3 | 9 | 8.1 | 56 | 29.6 | 60 | 30.6 | ||||
| Medium partial breastfeeding | 4 | 4.3 | 4 | 3.6 | 41 | 21.7 | 30 | 15.3 | ||||
| Low partial breastfeeding | 2 | 2.1 | 4 | 3.6 | 11 | 5.8 | 12 | 6.1 | ||||
| Token breastfeeding | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Formula feeding | 1 | 1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.5 | ||||
| Exclusive breastfeeding at 4 weeks postpartume | 69 | 73.4 | 77 | 69.4 | 0.048 | 2.32 (1.01; 5.33)f | 27 | 14.3 | 31 | 15.9 | 0.925 | 0.97 (0.52; 1.81)g |
| Infant feeding status at 12 weeks postpartumb | ||||||||||||
| Full breastfeeding | 82 | 82.0 | 74 | 79.6 | 0.468 | 1.38 (0.58; 3.26)h | 99 | 60.4 | 127 | 64.1 | 0.431 | 0.82 (0.49; 1.36)i |
| High partial breastfeeding | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.8 | 26 | 15.9 | 28 | 14.1 | ||||
| Medium partial breastfeeding | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 14 | 8.5 | 19 | 9.6 | ||||
| Low partial breastfeeding | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.3 | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 6.1 | ||||
| Token breastfeeding | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.9 | 1 | 0.5 | ||||
| Formula feeding | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 3.2 | 12 | 7.3 | 11 | 5.6 | ||||
| Exclusive breastfeeding at 12 weeks postpartume | 47 | 47.0 | 51 | 54.8 | 0.333 | 0.71 (0.36; 1.41)j | 17 | 10.4 | 20 | 10.2 | 0.955 | 0.98 (0.46; 2.07)k |
aAOR, Adjusted Odds Ratio
bMeasured by 24-hour recall
cInfant feeding status was dichotomized as full breastfeeding or not for the multivariate analysis while controlling for previous breastfeeding experience, and education level
dInfant feeding status was dichotomized as full breastfeeding or not for the multivariate analysis while controlling for education level, infant feeding intention, age, and previous breastfeeding experience
eExclusive breastfeeding after discharge until the time of survey
fControlled for previous breastfeeding experience, maternal attitude to infant feeding, infant feeding intention, and general family support
gControlled for birth weight, infant feeding intention, and economical status
hInfant feeding status was dichotomized as full breastfeeding or not for the multivariate analysis while controlling for mistimed pregnancy, infant feeding intention, and childcare leave
iInfant feeding status was dichotomized as full breastfeeding or not for the multivariate analysis while controlling for age, previous experience of breastfeeding, baseline breastfeeding self-efficacy, economical status, infant feeding intention, and partity
jControlled for age, mistimed pregnancy, Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale score before intervention, and infant feeding intention
kControlled for baseline breastfeeding self-efficacy, birth weight, and intention to infant feeding