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Univariate and Multivariate analysis describing the association between Health Visitor related factors and continued breastfeeding at 2nd visit for those who were breastfeeding at first visit (n = 825) |
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| Infants breastfed at 1st visit |
Breastfeeding stopped by 2nd visit (%) |
OR (95%CI) |
p |
Adjusted OR* (95%CI) |
p |
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| HV breastfeeding support training 1998 or 1999 |
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| Yes |
549 |
105 (19) |
1 |
1 |
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| No |
263 |
71 (27) |
1.56 (1.11,2.21) |
0.01 |
1.74 (1.13,2.68) |
0.01 |
| Not Known |
13 |
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| Postnatal contact practiced by HV |
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| Weekly visits |
151 |
44 (29) |
1 |
1 |
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| Contact from HV |
412 |
79 (19) |
0.58 (0.38,0.89) |
0.01 |
0.55 (0.32,0.94) |
0.03 |
| Available if called |
194 |
44 (23) |
0.71 (0.44,1.16) |
0.17 |
0.73 (0.39,1.36) |
0.32 |
| Not Known |
68 |
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| Feeding attitude of health visitors (IIFAS) |
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| Pro-breast feeding |
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| Highest quartile |
207 |
38 (18) |
1 |
1 |
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| Quartile 2 |
206 |
45 (22) |
1.22 (0.77,2.02) |
0.38 |
1.30 (0.71,2.38) |
0.39 |
| Quartile 3 |
206 |
48 (23) |
1.35 (0.84,2.17) |
0.22 |
1.57 (0.88,2.84) |
0.13 |
| Lowest quartile |
206 |
48 (23) |
1.35 (0.84,2.17) |
0.22 |
1.25 (0.68,2.31) |
0.48 |
| Pro-infant formula feeding |
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| HV uses commercial company leaflets |
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| No |
187 |
45 (19) |
1 |
1 |
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| Yes |
445 |
132 (23) |
1.23 (0.84,1.80) |
0.28 |
1.19 (0.74,1.91) |
0.48 |
| Not Known |
193 |
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| Breastfeeding support groups available to mothers |
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| Yes |
597 |
125 (21) |
1 |
1 |
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| No |
228 |
54 (24) |
1.17 (0.81,1.69) |
0.39 |
1.40 (0.87,2.22) |
0.16 |
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* Adjustment was made for maternal age, smoking status, employment status and DEPCAT | ||||||
Tappin et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:11 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-11 |
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