Table 3 Patterns of changes in estimates of exclusive breastfeeding prevalence among infants aged = < 6 months using 24-h recall and short period recalls by using 14 repeated 24-h recalls as *reference, Butajira, Ethiopia, (n = 391)
Number of days to recall | EBF percentage (95% CI) | % of overestimation (95% CI) | McNemar’s P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
24 h recall | 71.4 (66.9, 75.9) | 24.3 (19.8, 28.8) | < 0.0001* |
2 days recall | 64.2 (59.4, 68.9) | 17.1 (13.1, 21.1) | < 0.0001* |
3 days recall | 58.1 (53.1, 62.9) | 10.9 (7.2, 14.8) | < 0.0001* |
4 days recall | 57.0 (52.1, 61.9) | 9.9 (6.5, 13.4) | < 0.0001* |
5 days recall | 56.3 (51.3, 61.2) | 9.1 (5.7, 12.7) | < 0.0001* |
6 days recall | 54.5 (49.5, 59.4) | 7.4 (3.9, 10.9) | < 0.0001* |
7 days recall | 54.2 (49.3, 59.2) | 7.1 (3.8, 10.5) | < 0.0001* |
8 days recall | 55.8 (50.8, 60.7) | 8.6 (5.1, 12.3) | < 0.0001* |
9 days recall | 57.3 (52.3, 62.2) | 10.2 (6.5, 13.9) | < 0.0001* |
10 days recall | 60.4 (55.5, 65.2) | 13.1 (9.1, 17.5) | < 0.0001* |
11 days recall | 61.9 (57.1, 66.7) | 14.8 (10.5, 19.1) | < 0.0001* |
12 days recall | 61.9 (57.1, 66.7) | 14.8 (10.6, 19.1) | < 0.0001* |
13 days recall | 62.4 (57.6, 67.2) | 15.31 (11.1, 19.5) | < 0.0001* |
14 days recall | 63.9 (59.2, 68.7) | 16.8 (12.4, 21.3) | < 0.0001* |