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Table 4 Exclusive breastfeeding

From: Community volunteers can improve breastfeeding among children under six months of age in the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis

Variable

Intervention area

Comparison area

p value

Median length of exclusive breastfeeding in months (range)

6.0 (2.0 to 7.0)

4.0 (1.0 to 6.0)

< 0.001

Exclusive breastfeeding: % (95% CI)

   

   4 months age

91.8 (88.1, 95.6)

50.7 (38.9, 62.4)

< 0.001

   5 months age

81.3 (75.9, 86.6)

9.6 (2.6, 16.5)

< 0.001

   6 months age

57.7 (50.9, 64.5)

2.7 (1.1, 6.6)

< 0.001

  1. CI: confidence interval