| Variables | Population N = 372 | p | |
| Control group n = 178 | Intervention group n = 194 | ||
| Duration of EB |
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| EB at 2 days |
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| 0.892 |
| No | 14 (7.9) | 16 (8.2) |
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| Yes | 164 (92.1) | 178 (91.8) |
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| EB at 1 week |
|
| 0.532 |
| No | 23 (12.9) | 21 (10.8) |
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| Yes | 155 (87.1) | 173 (89.2) |
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| EB at 3 months |
|
| 0.229 |
| No | 52 (29.2) | 46 (23.7) |
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| Yes | 126 (70.8) | 148 (76.3) |
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| EB at 6 months |
|
| 0.002 |
| No | 109 (61.2) | 87 (44.8) |
|
| Yes | 69 (38.8) | 107 (55.2) |
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| Nutrition mode after stopping EB |
|
| 0.107 |
| Breast and PM | 63 (57.8) | 56 (64.4) |
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| Breast and CM | 2 (1.8) | 3 (3.4) |
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| Breast and CF | 36 (33) | 17 (19.5) |
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| FM alone | 7 (6.4) | 11 (12.6) |
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| Breast and PM and CM | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0) |
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| Reasons for discontinuing EB |
|
| 0.124 |
| Child’s disease | 5 (4.6) | 2 (2.3) |
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| Return to work | 8 (7.3) | 9 (10.3) |
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| Insufficient milk | 45 (41.3) | 32 (36.8) |
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| Mother’s disease | 0 (0) | 3 (3.4) |
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| Occurrence of new pregnancy | 0 (0) | 3 (3.4) |
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| Difficulty in sucking | 41 (37.6) | 34 (39.1) |
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| Other | 10 (9.2) | 4 (4.6) |
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