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Table 3 Communication actions implemented in four regions of Niger (n = 2091)

From: Community-based behavior change promoting child health care: a response to socio-economic disparity

Variables

Exposed group

Unexposed group

  

n

Rate

n

Rate

Rate ratio

95 % CI

Number of attended communication actionsa

      

 4 or more

247

0.39

268

0.21

1.82

1.52–2.18

 1–3

371

0.58

763

0.61

  

 Not at all

19

0.03

230

0.18

  

Listening to KFP radio program (at least once per week)

311

0.46

124

0.30

1.54

1.33–1.79

Participation at NGO events in the last month by:

      

 Mothers

307

0.46

422

0.30

1.53

1.32–1.78

 Husband or other family member

281

0.52

345

0.32

1.64

1.40–1.93

Counseling addressing KFP at ANC (the last month)

407

0.61

690

0.49

1.23

1.08–1.39

Home visits by community volunteers

367

0.55

431

0.30

1.79

1.55–2.06

Mothers involved in promoting EBb

181

0.27

167

0.12

2.28

1.83–2.83

  1. aOther KFP include diarrhea treatment with ORS, identification of danger signs of infant illnesses, vaccination/deworming, and birth spacing
  2. bExclusive breastfeeding