Table 5.
Implementation of intervention—assessment for SILC-MCHN home visit
| Trial arm | Births during intervention period | Women BF* at hospital discharge† | Contact attempted (n, % of births) | Women assessed (n, % of births) | BF* women offered visit (n, % of women BF* at hospital discharge) |
Women declined visit (n, % women offered visit) |
BF* women visit arranged (n, % of women BF* at hospital discharge) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Home visits | 3335 | 2801 | 2960 | 89 | 2094 | 63 | 501 | 18 | 110 | 22 | 391 | 14 |
| Home visits plus drop-in | 2891 | 2515 | 2218 | 77 | 1822 | 63 | 557 | 22 | 119 | 21 | 438 | 17 |
| Total | 6226 | 5317 | 5178 | 83 | 3916 | 63 | 1058 | 20 | 229 | 22 | 829 | 16 |
*Breastfeeding.
†Approximate numbers only, based on MCH Annual Report 2012–2013.
MCH, maternal and child health; SILC-MCHN, Supporting breastfeeding In Local Communities MCH nurses.