From: Infant feeding practices in Bhaktapur, Nepal: a cross-sectional, health facility based survey
Variable | Exclusive or predominant feeding for 4 months or beyond | Unadjusted | p value | Adjusted1 | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 325 | (n = 153) | Odds Ratio | ||||
(95% CI) | (95% CI) | |||||
Knowledge about breastfeeding for 6 months | ||||||
Yes | 149 | 81(54%) | 1 | |||
No | 176 | 72 (41%) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.01 | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.01 |
Normal delivery | ||||||
Yes | 268 | 126 (47%) | 1 | |||
No | 57 | 27 (47%) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.8) | 0.96 | 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) | 0.89 |
No work or only agricultural work | ||||||
Yes | 219 | 105 (48%) | 1 | |||
No | 106 | 48 (45%) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) | 0.48 | 0.9 (0.5, 1.5) | 0.48 |
Mother with > grade 10 education | ||||||
Yes | 70 | 29 (41%) | 1 | |||
No | 255 | 124 (49%) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.3) | 0.28 | 1.3 (0.7, 2.3) | 0.36 |
Children from joint families | ||||||
Yes | 205 | 85 (41%) | 1 | |||
No | 120 | 68 (57%) | 1.8 (1.2, 2.9) | 0.008 | 1.9 (1.2, 2.9) | 0.009 |
Required hospitalization within first 4 months of life 2 | ||||||
Yes | 20 | 6 (30%) | 1 | |||
No | 305 | 147 (48%) | 2.2 (0.8, 5.8) | 0.12 | 2.7 (1.0, 7.4) | 0.05 |