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Table 2 Crude and adjusted ORs for breastfeeding at 1 and 6 months defined by place of confinement

From: Comparing breastfeeding experiences between mothers spending the traditional Chinese confinement period in a confinement centre and those staying at home: a cohort study

 

Odds Ratio,

OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted Odds Ratio, aOR (95% CI)a

p value

At 1 month

 Exclusive breastfeeding

1.3 (0.7, 2.4)

0.42

1.7 (0.9, 3.3)

0.14

 Any breastfeedingb

Not estimable

Not estimable

At 6 months

 Exclusive breastfeeding

0.8 (0.4, 1.6)

0.52

0.9 (0.4, 1.7)

0.67

 Any breastfeeding

1.0 (0.5, 1.9)

0.99

1.1 (0.5, 2.2)

0.82

  1. aAdjusted for maternal education level, past breastfeeding experience, place of delivery, mode of delivery, spent more than 6 h a day with baby, rooming-in at night, employment status at 6 months
  2. bAll mothers except 2 from the home group were practicing some form of breastfeeding
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International Breastfeeding Journal

ISSN: 1746-4358