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. 2017 Aug 1;12:36. doi: 10.1186/s13006-017-0126-9

Table 2.

Patterns of changes in estimate of EBF prevalence among infants aged 0 - < 6 months using single24 h recall, multiple 24 hour recall and recall since birth among different age groups, Butajira, Ethiopia (n = 412)

Age group (0–1 months (n = 90))
EBF Percent (95% CI) 7 days recall % overestimation (95% CI) McNemar’s
p - value
Single 24 h recall 88.9% (82.3, 95.5) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 14.4% (6.1, 22.8) 0.0003*
2 days recall 84.4% (76.8, 92.1) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 10% (2.7, 17.3) 0.0039*
3 days recall 81.1% (72.9, 89.4) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 6.7% (0.5, 12.9) 0.0313*
4 days recall 81.1% (72.9, 89.4) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 6.7% (0.5, 12.9) 0.0313*
5 days recall 78.9% (70.3, 87.5) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 4.4% (−0.9, 9.8) 0.1250
6 days recall 76.7% (67.8, 85.6) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) 2.2% (−1.9, 6.3) 0.5
Recall since birth 70% (60.3, 79.7) 74.4% (65.3, 83.6) −4.4% (−11.6, 2.8) 0.2891
Age group (2–3 months (n = 144))
EBF Percent (95% CI) 7 days recall % overestimation (95% CI) McNemar’s
p - value
Single 24 h recall 84.0% (78, 90.1) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 25.6% (17.9, 33.5) < 0.001*
2 days recall 73.6% (66.3, 80.9) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 15.3% (8.7, 21.8) < 0.001*
3 days recall 68.1% (60.3, 75.8) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 9.7% (4.2, 15.3) 0.0002*
4 days recall 63.9% (55.9, 71.3) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 5.6% (1.1, 10) 0.0078*
5 days recall 61.1% (53.1, 69.2) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 2.8% (−0.6, 6.2) 0.1250
6 days recall 59.7% (51.2, 67.3) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) 1.2% (−1.2, 3.9) 0.5
Recall since birth 56.3% (48, 64.5) 58.3% (50.2, 66.5) −2.1% (−7.3, 3.1) 0.3657
Age group (4–5 months (n = 178))
EBF Prevalence
(95% CI)
7 days recall % overestimation (95% CI) McNemar’s
p - value
Single 24 h recall 64.6% (57.5, 71.7) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 26.4% (19.4, 33.4) < 0.001*
2 days recall 51.7% (44.3, 59.1) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 13.5% (7.9, 19.1) < 0.001*
3 days recall 48.3% (40.9, 55.7) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 10.1% (5.1, 15.1) < 0.001*
4 days recall 45.5% (38.1, 52.9) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 7.3% (2.9, 11.7) 0.0003*
5 days recall 43.8% (36.5, 51.2) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 5.6% (1.7, 9.6) 0.0016*
6 days recall 41.6% (34.3, 48.9) 38.2% (31, 45.4) 3.4% (0.2, 6.6) 0.0313*
RSB 35.4% (28.3, 42.5) 38.2% (31, 45.4) −2.8% (−7.8, 2.3) 0.2253

*McNemar’s test p - value <0.05