Relationship between caesarean section and breastfeeding: evidence from the 2013 Turkey demographic and health survey

Table 5 Unadjusted relative risk, standardised incidence rate, and standardised relative ratio for non-EIBF and non-EBF according to mode of delivery

Breastfeeding practices	Unadjusted incidence rate (%)		Unadjusted RR for C/Ss 95% CI^d	SIR^a (%) 95% CI		SRR^a 95% CI
Breastfeeding practices	VD^b	C/S^c	Unadjusted RR for C/Ss 95% CI^d	VD	C/S	SRR^a 95% CI
Non-EIBF^e	36.111	48.441	1.341 (1.132–1.589)	35.343 (30.307–0.379)	50.485 (45.659–5.310)	1.428 (1.212–1.683)
Non-EBF^f	32.312	48.441	1.499 (1.253–1.794)	33.405 (28.332–8.478)	49.044 (44.082–54.007)	1.468 (1.233–1.748)

^aStandardised rates and ratios were calculated by controlling for residential region and educational level. The entire sample (n = 777 for non-EIBF and n = 776 for non-EBF) was used as the reference population for standardisation
^bConfidence interval
^cVaginal delivery
^dCaesarean section
^eNon-EIBF: Initiation of breastfeeding ≥ 1 h following birth or no breastfeeding
^fNon-EBF: Any nutrition other than breast milk during the first three days following birth or no breastfeeding

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