Table 4.
Mothers' opinions relating to breastfeeding practices at endline, as calculated with a generalised linear model on individual-level data
| Baseline (n=2288) |
Endline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (n=1161) | Intervention group (n=1092) | Risk difference | p value | ||
| “Breastfeeding is a good thing for the health of the baby” | 99·0% (98·3 to 99·6) | 99·5% (99·1 to 99·8) | 99·5% (98·8 to 100) | 0·0% (−0·8 to 0·9) | 0·904 |
| “Breastfeeding is a good thing for the health of the mother” | 88·4% (83·8 to 92·9) | 97·0% (96·0 to 97·9) | 96·8% (95·6 to 98·1) | −0·1% (−1·7 to 1·4) | 0·876 |
| “If a mother breastfeeds, the baby will have less diarrhoea” | 76·5% (73·6 to 79·5) | 87·7% (84·9 to 90·5) | 93·6% (92·0 to 95·1) | 5·9% (2·7 to 9·1) | <0·001 |
| “To give colostrum to a baby is not a good thing for their health” | 45·5% (41·4 to 49·6) | 42·4% (38·3 to 46·5) | 25·9% (20·5 to 31·3) | −16·5% (−23·3 to −9·8) | <0·001 |
| “Cow's milk is more nutritious for babies than breastmilk” | 8·1% (6·6 to 9·6) | 9·6% (6·9 to 12·4) | 8·7% (6·6 to 10·7) | −1·0% (−4·5 to 2·5) | 0·587 |
| “If a mother breastfeeds, the baby will have fewer illnesses” | 84·4% (81·9 to 86·9) | 91·3% (89·1 to 93·6) | 94·5% (92·9 to 96·0) | 3·1% (0·4 to 5·8) | 0·025 |
| “A baby needs to drink water in addition to breastmilk” | 74·4% (70·7 to 78·0) | 69·2% (63·8 to 74·6) | 33·8% (25·7 to 41·9) | −35·4% (−45·2 to −25·7) | <0·001 |
| “Tisanes* and infusions protect a baby's health” | 65·1% (59·9 to 70·0) | 65·0% (60·6 to 69·5) | 29·0% (24·2 to 33·8) | −36·1% (−43·0 to −29·1) | <0·001 |
| “While a mother is exclusively breastfeeding her baby, she can avoid pregnancy” | 29·1% (24·1 to 34·1) | 39·2% (35·7 to 42·6) | 43·8% (39·9 to 47·8) | 4·7% (−0·6 to 9·9) | 0·079 |
Data are % (95% CI) of mothers who agree with the given statements.
*
A tisane is a herbal tea used locally.