Table 2.
Infant feeding practices about social variables
| Variable | Exclusive Breastfeeding N % 411 49.7 | Artificial Feeding N % 311 37.6% | Mixed Feeding N % 105 12.7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Age | |||
| ≤ 25 (N = 322) | 132 32.1% | 161 51.8% | 29 27.6% |
| >25 (N = 505) | 279 67.9% | 150 48.2% | 76 72.4% |
| OR (95% CI) | * 2.252 (1.662-3.053) | 0.773 (0.478-1.25) | |
| P | <0.001 | 0.293 | |
| Maternal Education | |||
| Illiterate (N = 196) | 120 29.2% | 61 19.6% | 15 14.3% |
| Educated (N = 631) | 291 70.8% | 250 80.4% | 90 85.7% |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.204 (0.779-1.86) | **0.435 (0.24-0.789) | |
| P | 0.403 | 0.005 | |
| Maternal Occupation | |||
| Housewife (N = 664) | 337 82% | 256 82.3% | 71 67.6% |
| Working (N = 163) | 74 18% | 55 17.7% | 34 32.4% |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.058 (0.711-1.576) | **0.453 (0.28-0.733) | |
| P | 0.87 | 0.001 | |
| Family Income | |||
| Lower Middle (N = 377) | 189 46% | 145 46.6% | 43 41% |
| Upper Middle (N = 450) | 222 54% | 166 53.4% | 62 59% |
| OR (95% CI) | 1.03 (0.763-1.39) | 0.841 (0.545-1.297) | |
| P | 0.845 | 0.433 | |
| Child Birth Order | |||
| > 3 (N = 595) | 270 65.7% | 251 80.7% | 74 70.5% |
| ≤ 3 (N = 232) | 141 34.3% | 60 19.3% | 31 29.5% |
| OR (95% CI) | *2.436 (1.685-3.52) | 1.189 (0.746-1.897) | |
| P | <0.001 | 0.466 | |
| Parity | |||
| Primipara (N = 218) | 90 21.9% | 105 33.8% | 23 22% |
| Multipara (N = 609) | 321 78.1% | 206 66.2% | 82 78% |
| OR (95% CI) | *1.878 (1.337-2.637) | 1.197 (0.724-1.978) | |
| P | <0.001 | 0.484 | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Divorced or Widowed (N = 39) | 13 3.4% | 25 8% | 1 1% |
| Married (N = 788) | 398 96.8% | 286 92% | 104 99% |
| OR (95% CI) | *2.762 (1.273-5.991) | 0.363 (0.046-2.864) | |
| P | 0.008 | 0.316 |
*
Artificial feeding vs Exclusive Breastfeeding;
**
Mixed feeding vs Exclusive Breastfeeding.