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

Table 5 Association between ccontinuing education and use of intensive breastfeeding support during counseling: multivariate logistic regression

		Observe mothers breastfeed their babies¹		Correct poor latch by the baby at the breast²		Use client-centered counseling skills³		Refer mothers to healthcare professional when there is a need⁴
	n	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
One conference a year	65	4.11**	1.15, 14.71	3.85*	1.57, 9.41	4.62*	1.58, 13.51	7.40	0.53, 103.23
Training at job	339	3.80*	1.44, 10.04	4.16*	2.01, 8.62	3.06*	1.33, 7.07	13.51**	1.66, 110.12
Conferences and training away from job	323	4.30*	1.59, 11.63	6.40*	3.09, 13.28	4.26*	1.81, 10.06	7.58***	0.91, 63.47
Study on own time	80	9.51*	2.54, 35.54	4.29*	1.84, 10.04	1.22	0.49, 3.05	6.05	0.67, 54.66
No additional training or education	40	1.00		1.00		1.00		1.00

*p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.10
¹Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness-of-fit: Chi-square = 3.129; P = 0.926; controlled for training duration, duration helping breastfeeding mothers, counselor age, education level
²Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness-of-fit: Chi-square = 3.981; P = 0.859; controlled for past breastfeeding experience, counselor race/ethnicity, education level
³Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness-of-fit: Chi-square = 5.918; P = 0.656; controlled for employment status (paid/volunteer), place of work, education level
⁴Hosmer and Lemeshow Test of goodness-of-fit: Chi-square = 1.399; P = 0.994; controlled for employment status (paid/volunteer), training duration, duration helping breastfeeding mothers, education level

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