Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda

Table 1 Study overview

Interview type and time	Recall types¹	Planned interviews	Performed interviews	Reproducibility check	Missing interviews	LTFU²	Reason LTFU²
Recruitment	Baseline	30	30	27
1st week	EIFP, ³ 24-h, 1-wk,	30	29		1
2nd week	24-h, 1-wk	30	29		1
3rd week	EIFP,³ 24-h, 1-wk, ever	30	30		0
4th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	28		1	1	Moved
5th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	28			1	Moved
6th week	24-h, 1-wk, ever	30	28	27
7th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	26		2
8th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	24		4
9th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	27		1
10th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	25		3
11th week	24-h, 1-wk	30	26		1	1	Death⁴
12th week	24-h, 1-wk, ever	30	25	18	2
Total		390	355	72	16	3

Planned, performed and extra interviews conducted for 'reproducibility check' at different time points. Recall types, missing interviews and loss to-follow-up with reasons given.
35 (9%) missed interviews
3 (10%) losses-to-follow up during 12 weeks
¹The recall types are listed in the order they were asked: 24-hour recall (24-h), 1-week recall (1 wk) and recall since-birth (ever).
²LTFU = Loss-to-follow up
³EIFP = Early infant-feeding practices
⁴Infant death

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