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Table 3 Odds of achieving planned duration of breastfeeding by number of Baby-friendly Hospital Practices experienced, (n = 1011)

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

No. of Practices Experienced

All Participants

No. (%)

Participants who met Intentions

Unadjusted OR (CI)

Adjusted OR (CI)a

1

31 (3.1)

8 (1.7)

1

1

2

185 (18.3)

75 (16.3)

1.96 (0.83–4.62)

1.93 (0.79–4.73)

3

204 (20.2)

80 (17.4)

1.85 (0.79–4.35)

2.24 (0.89–5.61)

4

178 (17.6)

81 (17.7)

2.40 (1.02–5.66)

3.35 (1.29–8.71)

5

213 (21.1)

96 (20.9)

2.36 (1.01–5.51)

4.28 (1.59–11.55)

6

200 (19.8)

119 (25.9)

4.22 (1.80–9.91)

8.45 (3.03–23.60)

  1. OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted 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