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Table 3 Comparison between infant feeding practice knowledge scores and infant feeding practices of mothers living with HIV

From: Determinants of infant feeding practices among mothers living with HIV attending prevention of mother to child transmission Clinic at Kiambu Level 4 hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Infant feeding practices

n

Mean knowledge scores (95% CI)

SD

df

f

ANOVA

p-value

Children 0–5 months

 

2

4.36

0.016*

 Exclusive breastfeeding

55

6.47 (6.17–6.78)

1.14

   

 Replacement feeding

8

6.63 (5.86–7.39)

0.92

   

 Mixed feeding

14

5.50 (4.76–6.24)

1.29

   

 Total

77

6.31 (6.04–6.58)

1.19

   

Children 6–12 months

 

1

0.30

0.587

 Complementary feeding breast milk

65

6.32 (5.95–6.70)

1.50

   

 Complementary feeding with no breast milk

38

6.50 (5.93–7.07)

1.74

   

 Total

103

6.39 (6.08–6.70)

1.59

   
  1. *Significance at p < 0.05