Table 2.
Comparison of infant feeding practices.
| Indicators | Totala | Intervention groupa | Control groupa | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)b | ||||||||
| First follow-up (0-1 month) | 287 (100) | 148 (100) | 139 (100) |
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Early initiation | 194 (67.6) | 93 (62.8) | 101 (72.7) | .11 | 0.64 (0.39-1.05) | 0.66 (0.40-1.09) | |||||||
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Ever breastfeeding | 283 (98.6) | 147 (99.3) | 136 (97.8) | .30 | 3.24 (0.33-31.54) | 3.42 (0.34-34.4) | |||||||
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Prelacteal feeding | 122 (42.5) | 59 (39.9) | 63 (45.3) | .28 | 0.80 (0.50-1.28) | 0.77 (0.48-1.24) | |||||||
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Giving formula | 74 (25.8) | 37 (25.0) | 37 (26.6) | N/Ac | N/A | N/A | ||||||
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Giving water | 48 (16.7) | 22 (14.9) | 26 (18.7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
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Exclusive breastfeeding | 208 (72.5) | 120 (81.1) | 88 (63.3) | <.001 | 2.49 (1.45-4.25) | 2.75 (1.58-4.78) | |||||||
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Predominant breastfeeding | 218 (76.0) | 124 (83.8) | 94 (67.6) | <.001 | 2.47 (1.41-4.34) | 2.77 (1.55-4.96) | |||||||
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Any breastfeeding | 279 (97.2) | 146 (98.6) | 133 (95.7) | .18 | 3.29 (0.65-16.59) | 3.09 (0.61-15.79) | |||||||
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Giving water during the past 24 hours | 17 (5.9) | 6 (4.1) | 11 (7.9) | .17 | 0.49 (0.18-1.34) | 0.49 (0.17-1.35) | |||||||
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Giving dairy or dairy products during the past 24 hours | 55 (19.2) | 20 (13.5) | 35 (25.2) | .005 | 0.46 (0.25-0.85) | 0.40 (0.21-0.75) | |||||||
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Giving semisolid or solid foods during the past 24 hours | 2 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 0 | .17 | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| Second follow-up (2-3 months) | 304 (100) | 152 (100) | 152 (100) |
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Exclusive breastfeeding | 207 (68.1) | 111 (73.0) | 96 (63.2) | .09 | 1.47 (0.91, 2.38) | 1.53 (0.94, 2.49) | |||||||
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Predominant breastfeeding | 212 (69.7) | 113 (74.3) | 99 (65.1) | .07 | 1.55 (0.95, 2.54) | 1.60 (0.96, 2.64) | |||||||
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Any breastfeeding | 287 (94.4) | 144 (94.7) | 143 (94.1) | .64 | 1.13 (0.43-3.02) | 1.27 (0.47-3.46) | |||||||
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Giving water during the past 24 hours | 11 (3.6) | 3 (2.0) | 8 (5.3) | .18 | 0.36 (0.09-1.39) | 0.40 (0.10-1.55) | |||||||
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Giving dairy or dairy products during the past 24 hours | 66 (21.7) | 28 (18.4) | 38 (25.0) | .14 | 0.68 (0.39-1.18) | 0.66 (0.38-1.15) | |||||||
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Giving semisolid or solid foods during the past 24 hours | 5 (1.6) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (2.0) | .54 | 0.66 (0.10-4.02) | 0.56 (0.09-3.56) | |||||||
| Third follow-up (4-5 months) | 217 (100) | 108 (100) | 109 (100) |
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Exclusive breastfeeding | 96 (44.2) | 50 (46.3) | 46 (42.2) | .27 | 1.18 (0.69-2.02) | 1.37 (0.78-2.39) | |||||||
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Predominant breastfeeding | 111 (51.2) | 58 (53.7) | 53 (48.6) | .20 | 1.23 (0.72-2.09) | 1.46 (0.82-2.51) | |||||||
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Any breastfeeding | 198 (91.2) | 101 (93.5) | 97 (89.0) | .10 | 1.78 (0.68-4.72) | 2.34 (0.84-6.54) | |||||||
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Giving water during the past 24 hours | 27 (12.4) | 12 (11.1) | 15 (13.8) | .63 | 0.78 (0.34-1.76) | 0.82 (0.36-1.87) | |||||||
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Giving dairy or dairy products during the past 24 hours | 62 (28.6) | 28 (25.9) | 34 (31.2) | .12 | 0.77 (0.43-1.39) | 0.61 (0.32-1.14) | |||||||
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Giving semisolid or solid foods during the past 24 hours | 49 (22.6) | 25 (23.2) | 24 (22.0) | .94 | 1.07 (0.56-2.02) | 1.02 (0.53-1.96) | |||||||
aThe number of participants varied because of loss to follow-up.
bMultiple logistic regression controlled for baseline parity.
cN/A: not applicable.