Impact of education and training on type of care provided by community-based breastfeeding counselors: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Factors associated with hands-on practice during training: multivariate logistic regression*

	n	OR	95% CI	p-value
Training duration
< 10 hour course	69	0.22	0.12, 0.39	< 0.001
10-20 hour course	106	0.29	0.19, 0.46	< 0.001
>20 hour course	174	0.55	0.38, 0.80	0.002
Several classes over time	498	1.00
How close is the nearest IBCLC for referral?
IBCLC at site	260	3.38	1.51, 7.53	0.003
< 5 miles	261	2.32	1.05, 5.14	0.038
6-25 miles	244	3.56	1.60, 7.96	0.002
26-50 miles	47	3.16	1.18, 8.43	0.022
>50 miles	35	1.00
Past personal breastfeeding experience
Did not breastfeed	71	0.54	0.30, 1.00	0.048
1-4 months	37	0.32	0.14, 0.72	0.006
5-6 months	25	0.52	0.21, 1.31	0.165
6-12 months	87	0.82	0.46, 1.45	0.494
12-24 months	445	0.93	0.63, 1.36	0.692
>24 months	182	1.00
Counselor race/ethnicity
Black/African American	64	0.50	0.20, 1.24	0.136
Latino/Hispanic American	92	0.76	0.32, 1.82	0.532
Multiracial American	17	1.20	0.29, 5.00	0.805
White/Caucasian	634	0.49	0.22, 1.06	0.068
Other	40	1.00
College education
Did not attend	82	0.91	0.53, 1.55	0.726
Attended but did not complete	265	0.80	0.57, 1.11	0.177
Completed college	500	1.00

Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness-of-fit: Chi-square = 6.411; p = .601
*Controlled for duration helping breastfeeding mothers and employment status of counselor (paid/volunteer)

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