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Table 5 Reported infant feeding practices amongst participating mothers at baseline and follow-up household surveys
| Baseline household survey | Follow-up household survey | Change—I-C, T1–T2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95% CI) | N (%) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Amongst mothers of infants >6 weeks: | |||||
| Exclusive breastfeeding for first 6 weeks of life | |||||
| Control | 226/312 (72.4) | Reference | 181/278 (65.1) | Reference | |
| Intervention | 207/317 (65.3) | 0.74 (0.49–1.1), p value = 0.13 | 194/253 (76.7) | 1.7 (1.1–2.7), p value = 0.02 | 2.3 (1.4–4.0), p value = 0.001 |
| Amongst mothers of infants <6 months: | |||||
| Ever breastfed infant | |||||
| Control | 166/199 (83.4) | Reference | 123/151 (81.5) | Reference | Reference |
| Intervention | 164/198 (82.8) | 0.96 (0.54–1.7), p value = 0.87 | 128/144 (88.9) | 1.7 (0.86–3.5), p value = 0.12 | 1.8 (0.78–4.3), p value = 0.17 |
