Table 3.
Relative Odds of Breastfeeding Initiation Associated with Quantity and Type of Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Support among WIC Participants with Referrals (n=2,149)
| BF initiators n=1,688 | Non-BF initiators n=461 | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of BFPC contact | n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Voicemails | 0.0005 | ||||
| 0 | 1,028/1,355 (76) | 327/1,355 (24) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 391/482 (81) | 91/482 (19) | 1.37 (1.05, 1.77) | 1.35 (1.03,1.77) | |
| >1 | 269/312 (86) | 43/312 (14) | 2.00 (1.41, 2.81) | 1.90 (1.33, 2.71) | |
| Phone conversations | <.0001 | ||||
| 0 | 887/1,205 (74) | 318/1,205 (26) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 449/553 (81) | 104/553 (19) | 1.55 (1.21, 1.98) | 1.52 (1.18, 1.97) | |
| >1 | 352/391 (90) | 39/391 (10) | 3.24 (2.27, 4.61) | 3.08 (2.14, 4.42) | |
| Mailings | 0.6326 | ||||
| 0 | 1,375/1,755 (78) | 380/1,755 (22) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1–3 | 313/394 (79) | 81/394 (21) | 1.07 (0.82, 1.40) | 1.18 (0.89, 1.56) | |
| In-person | 0.065 | ||||
| 0 | 654/903 (72) | 249/903 (28) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 838/1,047 (80) | 209/1,047 (20) | 1.11 (0.86, 1.42) | 1.13 (0.89, 1.44) | |
| ≥2 | 196/199 (98) | 3/199 (2) | 3.33 (2.47, 4.49) | 3.42 (2.56, 4.58) | |
Note: no contact indicates that the participant did not receive that type of contact, but still received other peer counseling services
a
maternal age, maternal education, maternal race/ethnicity, postpartum smoking, pregnancy interval, gestational age, and city (poverty ratio and high-risk zip code)