Table 3 Breastfeeding duration by categories and distribution of recall error (n=374)
From: Maternal recall of breastfeeding duration twenty years after delivery
Recalled breastfeeding duration, months | Distribution of recall error, n (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recorded breastfeeding duration, months | Never | >0 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 7 - 9 | 10 -12 | ≥13 | Total | ƙa | Underreport | Exact recall | Overreport |
Never | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
>0 - 3 | 8 | 63 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0.70 | 8 (8.1) | 63 (63.6) | 28 (28.2) |
4 - 6 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 0.47 | 3 (3.7) | 49 (60.5) | 29 (38.8) |
7 - 9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 0.50 | 13 (12.0) | 72 (66.7) | 23 (21.3) |
10 -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 57 | 0.53 | 13 (22.8) | 37 (64.9) | 7 (12.3) |
≥13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 29 | 0.72 | 5 (17.2) | 24 (82.6) | 0 (0) |
Total | 8 | 66 | 85 | 115 | 65 | 35 | 374 | 0.85 | 42 (11.2) | 245 (65.5) | 87 (23.2) |