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Table 3 Factors associated with infant and young child feeding practices

From: Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices by mothers in two rural districts of Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey

Variables

Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h

Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months

Minimum dietary diversity

Minimum acceptable diet

Age-appropriate breastfeeding

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Maternal age

  < 25 Years

    

1

   

1

 

 25–29 Years

    

1.83 (1.05, 3.18)

0.032

  

1.09 (0.76, 1.50)

0.634

 30–35 Years

    

1.56 (0.93, 2.59)

0.088

  

1.59 (1.11, 2.26)

0.010

 36 + Years

    

0.91 (0.42, 1.97)

0.818

  

1.48 (0.97, 2.24)

0.066

Maternal education

 Illiterate

    

1

     

 Literate

    

1.79 (1.15, 2.78)

0.009

    

Maternal occupation

 Employed

2.14 (1.02, 4.51)

0.043

    

2.18 (1.77, 4.03)

0.013

  

 Housewife

1

     

1

   

ANC visits during last pregnancy

 None

  

1

       

 1–3 visits

  

0.55 (0.32, 0.95)

0.032

      

 4 + visits

  

0.7 (0.33, 1.46)

0.348

      

Place of birth

 Health facility

0.65 (0.50, 0.84)

0.001

0.64 (0.43, 0.96)

0.031

      

 Home

1

 

1

       

Child age

 0–5 months

0.92 (0.74, 1.15)

0.501

      

3.28 (2.11, 5.09)

<0.001

 6–11 months

0.70 (0.54, 0.90)

0.007

  

0.46 (0.30, 0.70)

<0.001

0.50 (0.31, 0.79)

0.003

0.71 (0.54, 0.93)

0.015

 12–23 months

1

   

1

 

1

 

1

 

Wealth quintiles

 Poorest

    

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Poor

    

3.18 (1.08, 9.32)

0.036

2.57 (0.84, 7.79)

0.096

1.06 (0.70, 1.57)

0.792

 Middle

    

3.38 (1.10, 10.39)

0.033

2.88 (0.88, 9.32)

0.078

0.51 (0.36, 0.72)

<0.001

 Rich

    

4.92 (1.93, 12.47)

0.001

4.27 (1.76, 10.30)

0.001

0.78 (0.52, 1.16)

0.225

 Richest

    

10.60 (4.40, 25.30)

<0.001

9.7 (4.33, 21.71)

<0.001

0.50 (0.32, 0.77)

0.002