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Table 4 The association between child feeding practices and diarrheal disease among children less than 6 months of age (n = 113) in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia, May, 2015

From: Child feeding practices and diarrheal disease among children less than two years of age of the nomadic people in Hadaleala District, Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Breastfeeding variables

Diarrheal disease

Crude Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

Yes

No

Early breastfeeding initiation

 Yes

2 (2.7%)

73 (97.3%)

1

 

 No

10 (26.3%)

28 (73.7%)

13.04 (2.69, 63.25)

9.13 (1.78, 46.72)**

Breastfeeding status

 Not exclusive breastfeeding

11 (22.9%)

37 (77.1%)

19.03 (2.36,153.33)

13.33 (1.59, 112.12)*

 Exclusive breastfeeding

1 (1.5%)

64 (98.5%)

1

 
  1. *Statistically significant variables at p < 0.05 **Statistically significant variables at p < 0.01
  2. The result of Hosmer and Lemshow test was > 0.216
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