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Table 2 Trends in exclusive breastfeeding before and after implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

From: Exploring the impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on trends in exclusive breastfeeding

Estimated annual change in the percent of children under two months of age exclusively breastfed (in percentage points)

 

Parameter estimate

p-value for trend

Pre-BFHI

0.88

0.14

Post-BFHI

1.54

< 0.01*

Estimated annual change in the percent of children under six months of age exclusively breastfed (in percentage points)

Pre-BFHI

0.20

0.67

Post-BFHI

1.11

< 0.01*

  1. *Statistically significant at the p < 0.01 level