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. 2021 Apr 12;4(2):e24579. doi: 10.2196/24579

Table 3.

Comparison of breastfeeding self-efficacy and postpartum partner support between control and intervention groups: intention-to-treat analysis.

Intervention arm Mean 95% CI β SE P value
BSES-SFa

Originalb


Control 49.5 48.0-51.0 Ref c


FFABCd 48.7 47.1-50.3 –0.748 1.123 .51


Milk Man app 50.1 48.4-51.3 0.379 1.081 .73


Combination 49.5 48.5-51.6 0.589 1.111 .60

Poolede


Control 47.4 45.0-49.7 Ref


FFABC 47.3 44.9-49.6 –0.112 1.677 .95


Milk Man app 48.3 46.1-50.5 0.919 1.731 .60


Combination 47.9 46.0-49.8 0.542 1.532 .72
PPSSf

Original


Control 82.8 81.4-84.2 Ref


FFABC 82.5 81.0-83.9 –0.317 1.033 .76


Milk Man app 83.1 81.7-84.4 0.256 0.994 .80


Combination 81.2 79.8-82.7 1.595 1.026 .12

Pooled


Control 81.7 79.2-84.2 Ref


FFABC 81.0 78.1-83.9 –0.680 2.023 .74


Milk Man app 82.8 80.2-85.4 1.146 1.765 .52


Combination 78.7 75.3-82.0 –2.991 2.161 .17

aBSES-SF: Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale–Short Form, with scores ranging from 14 to 70 with higher scores indicating higher levels of breastfeeding self-confidence.

bOriginal analyses included those participants with complete data.

cNot applicable.

dFFABC: father-focused antenatal breastfeeding class.

ePooled analyses that used the imputed datasets.

fPPSS: Postpartum Partner Support Scale, with scores ranging from 25 to 100 with higher scores indicating higher levels of postpartum partner support.