Table 3. Percent Anti-Rotavirus IgA Seroconversion.
Sample | Withholding breastfeeding Arm | Withholding breastfeeding Arm | Withholding breastfeeding Arm | Immediate breastfeeding Arm | Immediate breastfeeding Arm | Immediate breastfeeding Arm | ||
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(N = 181) | (N = 181) | (N = 181) | (N = 172) | (N = 172) | (N = 172) | Difference in seroconversion | P value | |
n | % | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |||
6 week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
14 week | 30 | 16.6 | (11.9; 22.7) | 50 | 29.1 | (22.8; 36.3) | -12.5 (-21.2; -3.8) | 0.005 |
18 week | 51 | 28.2 | (22.1; 35.1) | 65 | 37.8 | (30.9; 45.2) | -9.6 (-19.2, 0.2) | 0.07 |
*Post hoc comparison for seroconversion at 14 or 18 weeks of age: Withholding (n = 56, 30.9%); Immediate (n = 76, 44.2%); difference -13.2 (95% CI -23.3; -3.2), p = 0.011