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Table 1 Definition of variables

From: Early essential newborn care is associated with increased breastfeeding: a quasi-experimental study from Sichuan Province of Western China

Variables

Description

Y

Dependent variables

Time

Pre-EENC period = 0

Post-EENC period = 1

Group

Control (Routine care) group = 0

Intervention (EENC) group = 1

Effect

Group*Time

Xj

Covariates

β0

Baseline in the routine care group

βeffect

Net effect of the EENC

βj

Regression coefficient of Xj

Ɛ

Random error