Table 2 Rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 5.25Â months post-partum, stratified by maternal and infant (first-born, if multiple births) characteristics measured at delivery and two weeks post-partum, for 480 mothers with breastfeeding data
| Â | Â | Â | EBF at 5.25 mo. post-partum* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable (n = 480) | Category | Number (%) | KM rate (%) | 95% CI (%) | p-value** |
WHO clinical HIV disease stage at 2 weeks after delivery (n = 461) | Stage 1 | 410 (89%) | 81.8 | (77.7, 85.3) | 0.66 |
| Â | Stage 2 | 24 (5%) | 74.1 | (51.1, 87.4) | Â |
| Â | Stage 3 or 4 | 26 (6%) | 84.3 | (63.3, 93.8) | Â |
Body mass index (BMI) at 2 weeks post-partum (n = 461) | 15.00 – 18.49 | 38 (8%) | 75.9 | (58.8, 86.7) | 0.79 |
|  | 18.50 – 24.99 | 365 (79%) | 81.2 | (76.8, 84.9) |  |
|  | 25.00 – 29.99 | 47 (10%) | 84.9 | (70.9, 92.5) |  |
|  | 30.00 – 45.00 | 11 (2%) | 81.8 | (44.7, 95.1) |  |
Infant birth weight (g) <2500 (n = 476) | Yes | 37 (8%) | 80.6 | (63.5, 90.3) | 0.98 |
| Â | No | 439 (92%) | 80.5 | (76.4, 83.9) | Â |
Infant sex | Male | 260 (54%) | 76.9 | (71.3, 81.6) | 0.04 |
| Â | Female | 220 (46%) | 84.5 | (78.9, 88.7) | Â |
Location of delivery | Hospital | 377 (79%) | 80.2 | (75.8, 83.9) | 0.98 |
| Â | Other facility | 21 (4%) | 84.2 | (58.7, 94.6) | Â |
| Â | Home | 45 (9%) | 79.5 | (64.2, 88.8) | Â |
|  | Other’s home | 29 (6%) | 82.1 | (62.3, 92.1) |  |
| Â | Other/unknown | 8 (2%) | 75.0 | (31.5, 93.1) | Â |
Delivery method | Spontaneous vertex | 369 (77%) | 80.6 | (76.1, 84.3) | 0.26 |
| Â | Breech | 6 (1%) | 66.7 | (19.5, 90.4) | Â |
| Â | Cesarean | 34 (7%) | 69.2 | (50.2, 82.1) | Â |
| Â | Unknown | 71 (15%) | 85.7 | (75.1, 92.1) | Â |
Time to breastfeeding initiation (n = 460) | <1 hour | 283 (62%) | 79.5 | (74.2, 83.8) | 0.07 |
|  | 1 – 6 hours | 119 (26%) | 77.5 | (68.8, 84.1) |  |
|  | 7 – 48 hours | 58 (13%) | 89.4 | (77.9, 95.1) |  |
Prelacteal feed (n = 472) | Yes | 23 (5%) | 78.0 | (55.0, 90.2) | 0.81 |
| Â | No | 449 (95%) | 80.1 | (76.1, 83.6) | Â |