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Table 4 Exclusive breastfeeding practices between intervention, and control groups at months one, two, and three in Mekelle, Tigray

From: Theory-based mHealth targeting fathers and mothers to improve exclusive breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study

 

Mother-Father Intervention (N = 41)

 

MI: Mother only Intervention (N = 41)

 

Control Group (N = 40)

n (%)

aP-value

n (%)

aP-value

n (%)

EBF Month-1

 Yes

39(95.1)

 

37(90.2)

 

34(85)

 No

2(4.9)

0.14

4(9.8)

0.45

6(15)

EBF Month-2

 Yes

38(92.7)

 

35(85.4)

 

30(75)

 No

3(7.3)

0.04*

6(14.6)

0.24

10(25)

EBF-Month-3

 Yes

35(85.4)

 

33(80.5)

 

24(60)

 No

6(14.6)

0.01*

8(19.5)

0.04*

16(40)

  1. Exclusive Breastfeeding: defined as infant receiving breastmilk only
  2. aP-value was based on chi-square test
  3. *P < 0.05