Table 3. Primary Outcome: Mean Electoral Ward Area-Level 6- to 8-Week Breastfeeding Prevalence.
Analysis | Mean Area-Level, % (95% CI) | Mean Percentage Point Difference (95% CI) | P Valuea | |
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Control Group (n = 46) | Intervention Group (n = 46) | |||
Primary analysis | ||||
6- to 8-wk breastfeeding prevalenceb | 31.7 (29.4 to 34.0) | 37.9 (35.0 to 40.8) | 6.2 (2.4 to 10.0) | .002 |
Analysis by quarter | ||||
Quarter 1: Apr-Jun 15 | 31.4 (27.5 to 35.3) | 34.1 (29.7 to 38.4) | 2.7 (−3.3 to 8.6) | .38 |
Quarter 2: Jul-Sep 15 | 33.3 (28.6 to 38.0) | 37.3 (32.4 to 42.3) | 4.0 (−2.9 to 10.9) | .25 |
Quarter 3: Oct-Dec 15 | 32.1 (26.6 to 37.5) | 38.2 (33.8 to 42.6) | 6.2 (−1.0 to 13.3) | .09 |
Quarter 4: Jan-Mar 16 | 29.3 (24.7 to 33.8) | 41.3 (37.1 to 45.5) | 12.0 (5.8 to 18.3) | <.001 |
Independent-samples t test.
For the primary outcome, only infants whose feeding status was known were included in the denominator for the breastfeeding prevalence calculation.