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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2019 Jun 9;244:112324. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.029

Table 4.

Associations between variables of interest and any mixed feeding from birth to 60 days of age, unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios.

Characteristic Unadjusted odds ratios Adjusted odds ratios

OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p

Maternal age (5-year change) 1.1 (0.9 to 1.3) 0.420 1.4 (1.0 to 1.9) 0.029
Maternal educational attainment
 Incomplete primary school (<6 years) Ref Ref
 Incomplete secondary school (6-11 years) 0.6 (0.2 to 1.7) 0.309 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) 0.034
 Complete secondary school (12 years) 0.8 (0.3 to 2.0) 0.575 0.4 (0.1 to 1.3) 0.132
Civil status
 Stable partner Ref Ref
 Single mother 2.9 (1.3 to 6.4) 0.010 1.5 (0.6 to 4.1) 0.389
Parity
 Multiparous Ref Ref
 Primiparous 1.4 (0.8 to 2.6) 0.275 2.2 (0.9 to 5.4) 0.070
Maternal employment outside of home when infant < 6 months of age
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 3.9 (2.0 to 7.4) <0.001 3.2 (1.5 to 6.8) 0.002
Infant birthweight in grams 0.98 (0.6 to 1.6) 0.932 1.3 (0.7 to 2.5) 0.438
Household wealth 1.0 (0.8 to 1.3) 0.938 0.8 (0.6 to 1.2) 0.278
Mode of delivery
 Vaginal Ref Ref
 Cesarean 1.7 (0.9 to 3.1) 0.085 1.5 (0.7 to 3.1) 0.274
Site of birth
 Public hospital Ref
 Public health center 0.5 (0.2 to 0.9) 0.023
EsSalud hospital 0.7 (0.4 to 1.5) 0.409
 Private clinic 1.0 (0.3 to 3.7) 0.973
Health provider recommended formula
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 8.8 (4.5 to 17.2) <0.001 10.2 (4.8 to 21.6) <0.001
Health provider prescribed formulaa
 No Ref
 Yes 7.3 (3.4 to 15.7) <0.001
Member of social network recommended formula
 No Ref Ref
 Yes 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) 0.252 1.5 (0.8 to 3.0) 0.235
a

This variable was not included in the multivariable analysis due to its close correlation with formula being recommended by a health provider.