Table 4.
Logistic regression indicating factors that favour artificial feeding
| B | S.E. | Wald. | df | Sig. | Exp(B) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | 0.603 | 0.206 | 8.609 | 1 | 0.003 | 1.828 |
| Maternal chronic disease | 0.734 | 0.244 | 9.003 | 1 | 0.003 | 2.082 |
| Gestational age | 1.450 | 0.472 | 9.458 | 1 | 0.002 | 4.263 |
| Type of labor | 0.675 | 0.195 | 11.985 | 1 | 0.001 | 1.963 |
| Marital status | 1.459 | 0.444 | 10.796 | 1 | 0.001 | 4.301 |
| NICU admission for causes other than jaundice | 1.139 | 0.349 | 10.648 | 1 | 0.001 | 3.125 |
| Constant | -6.602 | 1.563 | 17.833 | 1 | < 0.001 | 0.001 |
Variables entered on step 1: Mother age, Mother education, child order, Maternal chronic disease, complicated labour, Gestational age, type of labour, parity, marital status, perinatal insult, NICU admission for causes other than jaundice.