Table 7.

Determinants of weaning practices

Variable	Weaning practices			B	P- value	OR	95% C.I
Normal Vs Late	Early	Normal	Late
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Mothers’ age (years)
≤ 25	61 (52.6)	9 (50.0)	37 (31.6)	0.746	0.019*	2.108	1.131 - 3.927
>25	55 (47.4)	9 (50.0)	80 (68.4)
Mothers’ educational status
Informal	73 (32.3)	14 (6.2)	139 (61.5)	-0.023	0.969	0.978	0.371-3.019
Formal	39 (40.6)	4 (4.2)	53 (55.2)
Mothers’ occupation
Unemployed	85 (75.9)	17 (94.4)	153 (79.7)	-0.215	0.586	0.806	0.317- 1.755
Employed	27 (24.1)	1 ( 5.6)	39 (20.3)
Parity
Primiparous	11 ( 9.5)	1 (2.9)	23 (19.7)	˗˗1.345	0.043*	0.261	0.071- 0.959
Multiparous	105 (90.5)	17 (5.9)	94 (80.3)
Socioeconomic status
Upper class	41 (30.1)	3 (16.7)	29 (20.4)	0.204	0.538	1.227	0.640-2.350
Lower class	95 (69.9)	15 (83.3)	113 (79.6)