Table 2.

Adjusted rates (per cent) of exclusive (EBF) and any (ABF) breast feeding at different ages and with different recall periods by intervention group and round of data collection

		Early intervention group			Late intervention group
Breastfeeding indicators	Round	n	Per cent	(95% CI)	n	Per cent	(95% CI)
EBF at 3 months (recall 24 h)	1	852	58.1	(52.1 to 64.1)	746	52.8	(47.3 to 58.4)
	2	845	57.5	(54.4 to 60.7)	645	53.6	(45.7 to 61.6)
	3	867	62.3	(59.8 to 64.7)	633	57.9	(53.8 to 62.1)
EBF at 3 months (recall 7 days)	1	852	49.6	(43.5 to 55.7)	746	43.4	(38.3 to 48.5)
	2	845	52.9	(48.7 to 57.2)	645	50.0	(41.5 to 58.4)
	3	867	55.9	(52.3 to 59.4)	633	51.1	(47.5 to 54.6)
EBF at 6 months (recall 24 h)	1	822	9.0	(6.2 to 11.9)	726	7.1	(3.9 to 10.2)
	2	835	7.7	(5.4 to 9.9)	636	8.4	(4.7 to 12.2)
	3	842	7.6	(4.9 to 10.3)	599	9.6	(7.2 to 12.1)
EBF at 6 months (recall 7 days)	1	822	5.5	(3.8 to 7.2)	726	5.3	(2.8 to 7.7)
	2	835	5.6	(3.7 to 7.4)	636	6.7	(3.7 to 9.8)
	3	842	5.4	(2.7 to 8.0)	599	7.6	(5.6 to 9.6)
ABF at 6 months (recall 24 h)	1	822	67.6	(62.5 to 72.7)	726	62.4	(55.8 to 69.0)
	2	835	66.7	(63.5 to 69.9)	636	63.4	(59.4 to 67.3)
	3	842	69.0	(66.2 to 71.8)	599	65.4	(61.4 to 69.5)
ABF at 12 months (recall 24 h)	1	777	32.4	(26.6 to 38.2)	683	28.6	(24.1 to 33.2)
	2	820	34.9	(32.4 to 37.5)	611	30.8	(24.0 to 37.6)
	3	817	36.2	(32.4 to 40.1)	592	34.9	(30.9 to 39.0)