Table 2.
Knowledge of mothers on infant and young children feeding by village type
| Variables | Volunteer villages (n = 463) no (%) |
Non-volunteer villages (n = 463) no (%) |
Total (n = 926) no (%) |
OR (95% CI) | P value a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breastfeeding knowledge | |||||
| Good knowledge | 120 (25.9) | 53 (11.4) | 173 (18.7) | 3.5 (2.4–5.2) | < 0.001 |
| Moderate knowledge | 211 (45.6) | 204 (44.1) | 415 (44.8) | 1.6 (1.2–2.2) | 0.001 |
| Poor knowledge | 132 (28.5) | 206 (44.5) | 338 (36.5) | Ref b | |
| Complementary feeding knowledge | |||||
| Good knowledge | 47 (10.2) | 34 (7.3) | 81 (8.7) | 1.7 (1.1–2.7) | 0.031 |
| Moderate knowledge | 114 (24.6) | 64 (13.8) | 178 (19.2) | 2.2 (1.5-3.0) | < 0.0001 |
| Poor knowledge | 302 (65.2) | 365 (78.8) | 667 (72.0) | Ref b | |
| Overall IYCF knowledge | |||||
| Good knowledge | 14 (3.0) | 4 (0.9) | 18 (1.9) | 4.5 (1.5–13.7) | 0.009 |
| Moderate knowledge | 153 (33.0) | 81 (17.5) | 234 (25.3) | 2.4 (1.8–3.3) | < 0.0001 |
| Poor knowledge | 296 (63.9) | 378 (81.6) | 674 (72.8) | Ref b |
a Multinomial logistic regression, b reference category, IYCF: Infant and Young Children Feeding