Table 4.
Relative Odds of Breastfeeding Duration at 30 days among Initiators Associated with Quantity and Type of Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Support among WIC Participants with Referrals (n=1,660)
| BF at 30 days n=1,071 | No BF at 30 days n=589 | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of BFPC contact | n (%) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Voicemails | 0.073 | ||||
| 0 | 627/1,008 (62) | 381/1,008 (38) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 258/388 (66) | 130/388 (33) | 1.21 (0.94, 1.54) | 1.17 (0.91, 1.51) | |
| >1 | 186/264 (70) | 78/264 (30) | 1.45 (1.08, 1.94) | 1.39 (1.03, 1.88) | |
| Phone conversations | <.0001 | ||||
| 0 | 500/875 (57) | 375/875 (43) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 1 | 303/439 (69) | 136/439 (31) | 1.67 (1.31, 2.13) | 1.69 (1.32, 2.17) | |
| >1 | 268/346 (77) | 78/346 (23) | 2.58 (1.94, 3.42) | 2.55 (1.91, 3.42) | |
| Mailings | |||||
| 0 | 883/1,348 (65) | 465/1,348 (35) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.2174 |
| 1–3 | 188/312 (60) | 124/312 (40) | 0.80 (0.62, 1.03) | 0.85 (0.65, 1.10) | |
| In-person | |||||
| 0 | 355/645 (55) | 290/645 (45) | 1.00 | 1.00 | <.0001 |
| 1 | 558/823 (68) | 265/823 (32) | 1.40 (1.09, 1.80) | 1.37 (1.06, 1.78) | |
| ≥2 | 158/192 (82) | 34/192 (18) | 2.55 (2.00, 3.26) | 2.64 (2.05, 3.39) | |
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)