Table 3.
Factors associated with the introduction of complementary feeding by age (<17 weeks/≥17 weeks)
| Factors | Total sample | Complementary feeding by infant agea | Adjustedb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n 247) | <17 weeks (n 159) | ≥17 weeks (n 88) | OR | 95 % CI | P | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | P | ||||
| Mother age group | ||||||||||
| 18–29 years | 148 | 59·9 | 107 | 64·2 | 41 | 46·6 | ||||
| 30–45 years | 99 | 40·1 | 52 | 32·7 | 47 | 53·4 | 0·001 | 0·55 | 0·31, 0·98 | 0·041 |
| Mother education level | ||||||||||
| High school and lower | 61 | 24·7 | 39 | 24·5 | 22 | 25 | 1 | |||
| University | 163 | 65·9 | 107 | 67·3 | 56 | 63·6 | 0·66 | 0·32, 1·4 | ||
| Post graduate | 23 | 9·3 | 13 | 8·2 | 10 | 11·4 | 0·691 | 1·3 | 0·40, 3·99 | 0·278 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Don't work | 137 | 55·5 | 85 | 53·5 | 52 | 59·1 | 1·0 | |||
| Employed (part time) | 43 | 17·4 | 36 | 22·6 | 7 | 7·9 | 0·35 | 0·20, 0·90 | ||
| Student | 43 | 17·4 | 22 | 13·8 | 21 | 23·9 | 1·59 | 0·70, 3·20 | ||
| Employed (full time) | 24 | 9·7 | 16 | 10·1 | 8 | 9·1 | 0·014 | 0·84 | 0·31, 2·30 | 0·060 |
| Family income | ||||||||||
| ≤4·000 | 42 | 17·0 | 28 | 17·6 | 14 | 18·9 | 1·0 | |||
| 5·000–11·999 | 120 | 48·6 | 74 | 46·5 | 46 | 52·3 | 1·43 | 0·65, 3·32 | ||
| 12·000–19·999 | 59 | 23·8 | 38 | 23·9 | 21 | 23·9 | 1·10 | 0·43, 2·76 | ||
| ≥20·000 | 26 | 10·5 | 19 | 11·9 | 7 | 7·9 | 0·720 | 0·72 | 0·22, 2·32 | 0·733 |
| Delivery type | ||||||||||
| Vaginal | 155 | 62·7 | 92 | 57·9 | 63 | 71·6 | ||||
| Caesarean section | 92 | 37·3 | 67 | 42·1 | 25 | 28·4 | 0·033 | 0·47 | 0·25, 0·88 | 0·019 |
| Mothers feeding practice reasons (yes) | ||||||||||
| It is a good time to start complementary feeding | 171 | 69·2 | 97 | 61·1 | 74 | 84·1 | 0·000 | 1·15 | 1·10, 1·40 | 0·000 |
| I feel infant is hungry and needs sources other than milk | 151 | 61·1 | 87 | 54·7 | 64 | 72·7 | 0·005 | 2·41 | 1·33, 4·30 | 0·004 |
| Increase the infant's weight | 85 | 34·4 | 46 | 28·9 | 39 | 44·3 | 0·015 | 1·10 | 1·10, 1·20 | 0·020 |
| Promote sleep | 83 | 33·6 | 47 | 29·6 | 36 | 40·9 | 0·071 | 1·34 | 0·94, 1·70 | 0·046 |
| Breast-milk is not enough to meet the infant's nutritional needs | 81 | 32·8 | 49 | 30·8 | 32 | 36·4 | 0·374 | 1·10 | 0·89, 1·30 | 0·387 |
| Back to work | 43 | 17·4 | 28 | 17·6 | 15 | 17·1 | 0·911 | 0·95 | 0·80, 1·10 | 0·347 |
| Advice from parents and relatives | 38 | 15·4 | 18 | 11·3 | 20 | 22·7 | 0·017 | 1·10 | 1·10, 1·20 | 0·009 |
a
Univariate analyses using cross-tabulation and χ2 statistical tests to compare the differences in the proportion between mothers who complementary fed their infant <17 weeks and ≥17 weeks.
b
Value is the odds ratio obtained from the logistic regression model. The model was adjusted for maternal education, occupation, family income, infant birth weight and gender.