Table 1.

Statistical significance of the relationship between MIH and the level of education of the parents, medical problems, and breastfeeding

Studied variable	Category	Percent			Chi-square	P value
		MIH not occurred	MIH occurred	Total
Level of education of the parents	School	68.8	31.3	100	0.896	0.639
	University	55.2	44.8	100
	Higher studies	66.7	33.3	100
Mother health problems during pregnancy	Not occurred	56.8	43.2	100	1.372	0.241
	Occurred	77.8	22.2	100
Child health during pregnancy and at birth	Not occurred	51.5	48.5	100	2.871	0.090
	Occurred	75.0	25.0	100
Childhood acute illnesses	Not occurred	60.6	39.4	100	0.009	0.924
	Occurred	61.9	38.1	100
Duration of breast feeding	No breast feeding applied	100	0	100	3.181	0.528
	From birth up to the first 6 months	80.0	20.0	100
	From birth to more than 6 months	54.8	45.2	100