Table 6.

Determinants of timely introduction of complementary feeding

Variables	Timely complementary feeding		P- value	Odd’s ratio	95% C.I
	Yes	No
	n (%)	n (%)
Child’s age (months)
6 – 12	37 (23.1)	28 (20.6)	0.185	0.965	0.926-1.015
13 – 18	43 (26.9)	25 (18.4)
19 – 24	80 (50.0)	83 (61.0)
Mothers’ age (years)
≤ 25	62 (38.8)	56 (41.2)	0.040*	0.952	0.908-0.998
>25	98 (61.2)	80 (58.8)
Family setting
Monogamous	108 (67.5)	86 (63.3)	0.012*	2.107	1.179-3.768
Polygamous	52 (32.5)	50 (36.7)
Socioeconomic status
Upper class	37 (23.1)	36 (26.5)	0.164	0.875	0.822- 1.244
Lower class	123 (76.9)	100 (73.5)