Table 3

Any breast milk at 3, 4 and 6 months of age at baseline and after the Supporting breastfeeding In Local Communities (SILC) intervention

Trial armComparison arm95% CI*p Value*Home visit arm95% CI*p Value*Home visit plus drop-in centre arm95% CI*p Value*
Baseline
n (%)
After intervention
n (%)
Baseline
n (%)
After intervention
n (%)
Baseline
n (%)
After intervention
n (%)
Any breast milk feeding
3 months
721 (58.7)1678 (59.4)−0.05 to 0.040.75928 (66.6)1890 (63.2)−0.003 to 0.070.08639 (60.1)1475 (58.3)0.44−0.03 to 0.06
Any breast milk feeding
4 months
397 (54.1)1300 (53.9)−0.05 to 0.060.94482 (63.3)1429 (62.7)−0.04 to 0.060.81475 (57.1)1276 (54.4)0.31−0.003 to 0.08
Any breast milk feeding
6 months
527 (45.6)1164 (46.8)−0.06 to 0.040.64685 (53.6)1261 (49.9)−0.009 to 0.080.12461 (44.5)1110 (45.3)0.77−0.06 to 0.05
  • *Derived from two sample test of proportions.