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Comparison of breastfeeding rates between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004 in Shihezi, PR China |
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| 1994–1996 |
2003–2004 |
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| Baby's Age (months) |
% |
95% CI |
n |
% |
95% CI |
n |
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| Full breastfeeding |
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| 1* |
38.0 |
31.4, 44.6 |
208 |
57.3 |
52.6, 62.0 |
421 |
| 2** |
36.0 |
27.6, 44.4 |
125 |
52.5 |
47.6, 57.4 |
407 |
| 3 |
32.5 |
26.0, 39.0 |
200 |
39.2 |
34.4, 44.0 |
392 |
| 4* |
24.5 |
17.5, 31.5 |
147 |
9.7 |
6.7, 12.7 |
377 |
| 6* |
9.2 |
4.4, 14.0 |
142 |
3.5 |
1.6, 5.4 |
348 |
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| Any breastfeeding |
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| 1** |
94.2 |
91.0, 97.4 |
208 |
85.6 |
82.2, 89.0 |
421 |
| 2 |
82.4 |
75.7, 89.1 |
125 |
84.3 |
80.8, 87.8 |
407 |
| 3 |
81.5 |
76.1, 86.9 |
200 |
82.8 |
79.1, 86.5 |
392 |
| 4 |
81.6 |
75.3, 87.9 |
147 |
81.9 |
78.0, 85.8 |
377 |
| 6 |
77.5 |
70.6, 84.4 |
142 |
76.2 |
71.7, 80.7 |
348 |
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** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05 for differences between 1994–1996 and 2003–2004. | ||||||
Xu et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:22 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-22 |
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