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Table 6 Crude and adjusted odds ratio of socio-demographic, maternal, child characteristics with formula feeding

From: Determinants of complementary feeding practices among children aged 6–24 months in urban slums of Pune, Maharashtra, in India

Characteristics

Formula feed

 

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Mother's age at marriage

  

< 20®

  

21–25

1.262 (0.729–2.187)

1.070 (0.589–1.943)

26–30

1.448 (0.421–4.978)

0.936 (0.247- 3.541)

> 30

0–0

0–0

Mother's age at last pregnancy

  

< 20®

  

21–25

0.815 (0.444–1.496)

0.947 (0.488–1.837)

26–30

0.861 (0.418–1.772)

1.307 (0.539–3.172)

> 30

0.596 (0.149–2.376)

0.898 (0.187–4.323)

Mother's education

  

No formal education

0.157 (0.020–1.240)

0.247 (0.031–2.002)

Primary education

0.226 (0.029–1.790)

0.247 (0.030–2.042)

Secondary education

0.578 (0.324–1.031)

0.663 (0.359–1.225)

Higher secondary education

0.387** (0.183–0.821)

0.417* (0.193- 0.899)

Graduation and above®

  

Caste

  

Open®

  

SC

0.985 (0.550–1.762)

1.037 (0.566–1.900)

ST

0.636 (0.138–2.924)

0.679 (0.146–3.162)

OBC

0.593 (0.259–1.357)

0.544 (0.234–1.268)

Not disclosed

0.374** (0.191–0.731)

0.339** (0.170–0.677)

Religion

  

Hindu®

  

Muslim

0.847 (0.464–1.548)

0.918 (0.492–1.713)

Others

1.170 (0.493–2.777)

0.936 (0.366–2.391)

No of family members

  

< 4®

  

> 4

1.053 (0.648–1.708)

1.131 (0.676–1.891)

Color of ration card (proxy annual income in rupees)

  

Yellow (< 15,000)

0.920 (0.331–2.556)

0.902 (0.318–2.563)

Saffron (15,000–100,000)

0.919 (0.344–2.459)

0.902 (0.330–2.469)

White (> 100,000)®

  

Type of delivery

  

Normal®

  

C-Section

0.978 (0.609–1.572)

0.935 (0.567–1.542)

Place of delivery

  

Private facility®

  

Public facility

0.754 (0.478–1.189)

0.773 (0.476–1.256)

Birth spacing

  

Single child

1.573 (0.944–2.622)

1.317 (0.676–2.567)

< 33 months

0.791 (0.405–1.542)

0.815 (0.391–1.701)

> 33 months®

  

IYCF counselling received

  

Yes®

  

No

1.279 (0.552–2.966)

1.867 (0.735- 4.746)

Time of IYCF counselling

  

Antenatal care

1.956 (0.697–5.490)

2.581 (0.833–7.998)

Postnatal care

1.551 (0.675–3.565)

1.941 (0.773–4.874)

Both®

  

Gender of child

  

Male®

  

Female

1.036 (0.666–1.611)

1.065 (0.672–1.690)

Gestational age

  

Preterm

0.736 (0.282–1.919)

0.657 (0.244–1.770)

Full term®

  

Birth weight of child

  

Very low (< 1500 gm)

1.412 (0.463–4.302)

1.464 (0.452–4.740)

Low (1500-2500gm)

0.825 (0.517–1.314)

0.857 (0.528–1.390)

Normal® (> 2500 gm)

  

Birth order

  

< 2®

  

> 2

0.441* (0.209–0.931)

0.559 (0.232–1.349)

Bottle feeding

  

Yes

0.580* (0.367- 0.916)

1.574 (0.970–2.554)

No®

  
  1. ® is the reference category, level of significance *p-value of < 0.05, **p-value of < 0.01, ***p-value of < 0.001