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Table 2 Odds of achieving planned duration of breastfeeding by exposure to Baby-friendly Hospital Practices

From: Exposure to baby-friendly hospital practices and mothers’ achievement of their planned duration of breastfeeding

 

Achieved planned breastfeeding duration

Characteristic

OR (95% CI)a

Model 1

aOR (95% CI)b

Model 2

aOR (95% CI)c

Step 4: Breastfeeding initiation within 1 hour

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.31 (1.02–1.68)

1.06 (0.80–1.39)

1.09 (0.80–1.49)

Step 6: Only breastmilk given

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

2.13 (1.65–2.75)

2.06 (1.49–2.84)

2.11 (1.48–3.01)

Step 7: Rooming-in

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

0.98 (0.75–1.28)

0.74 (0.48–1.14)

0.93 (0.53–1.65)

Step 8: Breastfeeding on demand

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.05 (0.77–1.41)

1.13 (0.70–1.82)

4.15 (1.09–15.89)

Step 9: No teat given

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.90 (1.40–2.59)

1.18 (0.81–1.72)

1.36 (0.79–2.32)

Step 10: Provide information on breastfeeding support

 No

1

1

1

 Yes

1.60 (1.13–2.27)

1.41 (0.98–2.02)

1.36 (0.92–2.00)

  1. OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aUnadjusted odds ratios
  3. bAdjusted for other Baby-Friendly Hospital Practices
  4. cFurther adjusted for maternal age, maternal education, family income, length of residence in Hong Kong, returning to work, intention to exclusively breastfeed, participant breastfed, previous breastfeeding experience, partner’s infant feeding preference, parity, delivery type and study site