Table 3. Comparison of parental socioeconomic status and environment of breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants with pneumonia and diarrhea.
Variables | Non-breast-fed (n = 34) | Breast-fed (n = 73) | OR (95% CI) | p |
Poor socio-economic status [(monthly income <5000 taka (US$ 67)] | 20 (61) | 42 (58) | 1.10 (0.44–2.77) | 0.995 |
Illiterate mother | 15 (45) | 33 (46) | 0.98 (0.40–2.44) | 0.861 |
Employed mother | 6 (18) | 12 (16) | 0.76 (0.22–2.54) | 0.824 |
Smoker in the family (inside the bed room) | 15 (45) | 42 (58) | 0.60 (0.24–1.48) | 0.308 |
Age of the mother in years (mean ± SD) | 24.6±5.8 | 24.2±5.0 | - | 0.750 |
Number of siblings (mean ± SD) | 1.5±0.7 | 1.4±0.7 | - | 0.948 |
Figure represents n (%), unless specified otherwise.