Table 4. Reported feeding practices while in facility-based KMC and post-discharge.
Maternal report of feeding practices in facility KMC | Study Group | Total(N = 241) | ||
CarePlus Wrap (n = 126) | Chitenje (n = 115) | p-value | ||
Baby able to breastfeed | 98.4 | 100.0 | 0.18 | 99.2 |
Type of feeding | 0.38 | |||
Exclusive breastmilk | 92.1 | 95.7 | 93.8 | |
Predominantly breastmilk | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Partial breastmilk | 6.4 | 2.6 | 4.6 | |
Maternal report of feeding practices post-discharge | CarePlus Wrap (n = 126) | Chitenje (n = 115) | p-value | Total (N = 243) |
Baby able to breastfeed post-discharge | 97.7 | 97.4 | 0.88 | 97.5 |
Baby fed anything other than breastmilk since discharge | 3.1 | 8.8 | 0.06 | 5.8 |