Method of feeding | χ2 test | ||||
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Intervention N (%) | Comparison N (%) | OR | (95% CI) | p Value | |
Assessment | |||||
By bottle | 1 (1.8%) | 0 (0%) | |||
By bottle and breast | 10 (18.2%) | 5 (9.6%) | |||
By breast only (exclusive)* | 44 (80%) | 47 (90.4%) | 2.35 | (0.76 to 7.31) | 0.13 |
5 days | |||||
By bottle | 5 (9.4%) | 8 (15.5%) | |||
By bottle and breast | 13 (24.5%) | 6 (11.5%) | |||
By breast only (exclusive)* | 35 (66%) | 38 (73%) | 1.40 | (0.60 to 3.22) | 0.43 |
By breast at all† | 48 (91%) | 44 (85%) | 0.57 | (0.17 to 1.88) | 0.35 |
8 weeks | N=52 | N=50 | |||
By bottle | 9 (17.3%) | 10 (20.0%) | |||
By bottle and breast | 13 (25.0%) | 8 (16.0%) | |||
By breast only (exclusive)* | 30 (57.7%) | 32 (64.0%) | 1.30 | (0.59 to 2.89) | 0.51 |
By breast at all† | 43 (82.7%) | 40 (80.0%) | 0.84 | (0.31 to 2.27 | 0.73 |
*Using ‘By bottle’ and ‘By bottle and breast’ as the reference group.
†Using ‘By bottle’ as the reference group.