Table 3.
Relation between iron deficiency (ID) and feeding practice
| Characteristic | No ID(%) | ID(%) | Total | χ2 | P values |
| Exclusive breast feeding for 6 months | |||||
| Yes | 51 (81.0) | 12 (19.0) | 63 | 7.915 | 0.007 |
| No | 208 (92.9) | 16 (7.1) | 224 | ||
| Frequency of breast feeding | |||||
| All or almost all feeds | 142 (86.1) | 23 (13.9) | 165 | 8.893 | 0.012 |
| About half of all feeds | 76 (93.8) | 5 (6.2) | 81 | ||
| Few feeds since birth | 41 (100.0) | 0 (0) | 41 | ||
| Continuation of breast feeding at 1 year | |||||
| Yes | 115 (82.7) | 24 (17.3) | 139 | 17.268 | ≤0.05 |
| No | 144 (97.3) | 4 (2.7) | 148 | ||
| Breastfeeding intake within the last 24 hours | |||||
| Yes | 112 (82.4) | 24 (17.6) | 136 | 18.281 | ≤0.05 |
| No | 147 (97.4) | 4 (2.6) | 151 | ||
| Ever take infant formula milk (n=306) | |||||
| Yes | 225 (95.3) | 11 (4.7) | 236 | 25.011 | ≤0.05 |
| Never | 53 (75.7) | 17 (24.3) | 70 | ||
| Age at introduction of any solid, semisolid or soft food (n= 306) | |||||
| Less than 6 months | 72 (91.1) | 7 (8.9) | 79 | 0.011 | 0.917 |
| 6 months or more | 206 (90.7) | 21 (9.3) | 227 | ||
| Ever take iron supplementation (n=306) | |||||
| Yes | 27 (96.4) | 1 (3.6) | 28 | 1.154 | 0.283 |
| No | 251 (90.3) | 27 (9.7) | 278 | ||