Correct feeding knowledge: early postnatal interview (n = 1693)a | ||||
Outcome | Overall N = 1680 | Women not living with HIV N = 895 | Women living with HIV N = 785 | p - value* |
n (%)d | n (%)d | n (%)d | ||
Individual questions | ||||
Definition of exclusive breastfeedingb | 1617 (96.2%) | 848 (94.7%) | 769 (98.0%) | 0.001 |
Infant feeding recommendations in generalc | 1612 (96.0%) | 857 (95.7%) | 755 (96.2%) | 0.778 |
Infant feeding for women with HIVb | 1391 (82.7%) | 673 (75.0%) | 718 (91.4%) | < 0.001 |
All responses missing | 6 (0.4%) | 4 (0.4%) | 2 (0.3%) | |
Total score | < 0.001 | |||
0–1 out of 3 correct | 53 (2.3%) | 36 (4.0%) | 17 (2.2%) | |
2 out of 3 correct | 296 (17.7%) | 222 (25.0%) | 74 (9.5%) | |
3 out of 3 correct | 1331 (79.1%) | 637 (71.0%) | 694 (88.4%) | |
Feeding practice: 6-week postnatal interview (n = 471)a | ||||
Overall n = 467 | Women not living with HIV n = 236 | Women living with HIV n = 231 | p - value* | |
n (%)d | n (%)d | n (%)d | ||
< 0.001 | ||||
Exclusive breastfeeding | 302 (64.5%) | 156 (66.0%) | 146 (63.0%) | |
Mixed feeding | 49 (10.5%) | 42 (17.9%) | 7 (3.0%) | |
Not currently breastfeeding | 112 (24.1%) | 36 (15.3%) | 76 (33.0%) | |
Missing | 4 (0.9%) | 2 (0.9%) | 2 (0.9%) |