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Table 3 Effect of intervention on exclusive breastfeeding, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe

From: Effect of distribution of educational material to mothers on duration and severity of diarrhoea and pneumonia, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Exclusive breastfeeding

Total (n = 357)

Relative Risk

95% CI

Yes

No

At 14 weeks

cIYCF only

118 (66.7)

59 (33.3)

177

1.30

1.09, 1.56

No cIYCF

91 (50.8)

87 (49.2)

179

0.66

0.51, 0.86

Newsletter only

146 (81.0)

35 (19.0)

181

2.23

1.81, 2.75

No newsletter

63 (36.0)

111 (64.0)

175

0.30

0.22, 0.42

At 20 weeks

cIYCF

90 (50.8)

87 (49.2)

177

1.20

0.96, 1.50

No cIYCF

76 (42.4)

103 (57.6)

179

0.85

0.70, 1.04

Newsletter

129 (71.3)

52 (28.7)

181

3.37

2.49, 4.55

No newsletter

37 (21.1)

130 (78.9)

175

0.37

0.29, 0.47