Variable

Category

No. examined

Feeding method

Level of

significance

EBF

MF

Maternal age

>20

58

62.1 (36)

37.9 (22)

χ² = 4.082

P = 0.253

21 - 30

223

69.5 (155)

30.5 (68)

31 - 40

49

79.6 (39)

20.4 (10)

41 - 45

5

60.0 (3)

40.0 (2)

Educational level

Primary

77

76.6 (59)

23.4 (18)

χ² = 2.866

P = 0.239

Secondary/

High school

223

67.7 (151)

32.3 (72)

University

41

63.4 (26)

36.6 (15)

Occupation of mother

Employee

61

77.0 (47)

23.0 (14)

χ² = 4.267

P = 0.234

Unemployed

130

67.7 (88)

32.2 (42)

Business

95

63.2 (60)

36.8 (35)

Farmer

55

74.5 (41)

25.5 (14)

Family size

1 - 3

166

66.9 (111)

33.1 (55)

χ² = 1.941

P = 0.379

4 - 6

118

67.8 (80)

32.2 (38)

>6

52

78.9 (40)

23.1 (12)

Marital status

Married

224

74.1 (166)

25.9 (58)

χ² = 11.308

P = 0.004

Single

112

58.0 (65)

42.0 (47)

Antenatal visits

One

9

66.7 (6)

33.3 (3)

χ² = 9.995

P = 0.041

Two

31

58.1 (18)

41.9 (13)

Three

35

51.4 (18)

48.6 (17)

Four

53

79.2 (42)

20.8 (11)

>Four

213

71.4 (152)

28.6 (61)