Table 4 Intermediary factors – health promotion, feeding practices and disease prevention and treatment
Control group | Intervention group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Indicator of the intermediary factor | n = 259 | n = 193 | Adjusted effectb | |
Freq (%)a | Freq (%)a | OR (95% CI) | P | |
Health promotion | ||||
Child was weighed in the last 4 months | 131 (51.37) | 159 (83.25) | 4.64 (2.95; 7.32) | < 0.001 |
The child growth curve was explained to the mother | 69 (27.71) | 136 (71.20) | 6.45 (4.24; 9.80) | < 0.001 |
Mother received counseling on infant and young child feeding practices in the last 4 months | 47 (18.36) | 134 (70.16) | 11.19 (7.02; 17.82) | < 0.001 |
Mother received a home visit from a community health agent or health professional in the last 4 months | 30 (12.00) | 132 (69.11) | 16.41 (10.06; 26.77) | < 0.001 |
Mother participated in child health and nutrition meeting since the child’s birth | 33 (13.10) | 188 (97.92) | 311.9 (108.5; 896.5) | < 0.001 |
Feeding practices | ||||
Mother took a Vitamin A capsule in the 8 weeks following birth | 51 (20.73) | 126 (68.85) | 8.45 (5.45; 13.11) | < 0.001 |
Exclusive breastfeeding through 6 months of age | 6 (2.34) | 14 (7.29) | 3.28 (1.24; 8.69) | 0.017 |
Predominant breastfeeding through 6 months of age c | 13 (5.08) | 31 (16.15) | 3.60 (1.83; 7.09) | < 0.001 |
Child currently breastfeeding | 67 (26.17) | 50 (26.04) | 0.97 (0.63; 1.49) | 0.885 |
Child received 5 or more feedings with solid or semisolid foods in the last 24 hours | 48 (18.53) | 53 (27.46) | 1.62 (1.03; 2.55) | 0.037 |
Child consumed foods rich in vitamin A in the last 24 hours d | 66 (25.48) | 46 (23.83) | 0.92 (0.59; 1.41) | 0.688 |
Child consumed fruits in the last 24 hours | 146 (56.37) | 129 (66.84) | 1.52 (1.02; 2.26) | 0.039 |
Child received vitamin A supplement | 171 (66.80) | 159 (82.81) | 2.35 (1.49; 3.71) | < 0.001 |
Child received iron supplement in the last 3 months | 109 (43.43) | 165 (86.39) | 8.23 (5.07; 13.37) | < 0.001 |
Disease prevention and treatment | ||||
Child consumed water from the faucet, not boiled, without chlorine | 50 (19.53) | 21 (10.94) | 0.48 (0.28; 0.85) | 0.011 |
with greatest frequency | -- | |||
Child used bottle in the last 24 hours | 198 (77.34) | 140 (72.92) | 0.79 (0.51; 1.23) | 0.298 |
Child had diarrhea in the last 2 weeks | 41 (16.02) | 29 (15.10) | 0.99 (0.59; 1.67) | 0.980 |
Child received more liquids during diarrhea | 25 (58.14) | 24 (77.42) | 3.42 (1.06; 11.07) | 0.040 |
Child received ORS during diarrhea | 28 (63.64) | 27 (87.10) | 3.86 (1.14; 13.02) | 0.030 |
Child received equal or greater amount of foods during diarrhea | 23 (53.49) | 14 (45.16) | 0.63 (0.24; 1.66) | 0.347 |
Mother mentioned a sign of emergency during diarrhea | 170 (65.64) | 147 (76.17) | 1.67 (1.10; 2.54) | 0.016 |
Child completed vaccination schedule in the first year of life | 90 (35.16) | 100 (52.08) | 2.00 (1.37; 2.94) | < 0.001 |
Child was hospitalized in the last 12 months | 60 (23.44) | 48 (25.00) | 1.09 (0.70; 1.68) | 0.702 |