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Table 4 Intervention effects on feed practices, child care, andanthropometric status of children in 2005: Multiple logistic

From: Community health education improves child health care in Rural Western China

Outcomes

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

Feed practices

 Early initiation of breastfeeding

1.30 (1.19,1.42)

< 0.001

 Exclusive breastfeeding

2.32 (1.72, 3.13)

< 0.001

 Child feeding index (score ≥ 6)

1.12 (1.01, 1.25)

< 0.05

Child care

 Give separate cooking for children

1.79 (1.62, 1.97)

< 0.001

 Attendance at a health service for cold symptoms in two weeks

2.16 (1.07, 4.37)

< 0.05

 Attendance at a health service for diarrhea in two weeks

1.12 (0.51, 2.48)

NS

 Vitamin A supplementation intake

1.16 (1.02, 1.31)

< 0.05

 Hepatitis B vaccination

1.20 (0.78, 1.84)

NS

Anthropometric status

 Stunting

0.85 (0.74, 0.97)

< 0.05

 Underweight

0.85 (0.71, 1.03)

NS

 Wasting

0.75 (0.58, 0.97)

< 0.05

  1. The multiple logistic regression model was used to assess intervention effect of the cross sectional results in 2005 on each outcome after adjusting for child’s age, mother’s education, wealth index, size of family and child’s birth place