| Variable | N | Malnutrition | Malnutrition forms |
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| Wasting % (n) | N | Underweight % (n) | N | Stunting % (n) | ||||
| Feeding method | EBF | 236 | 60.6 (143) | 19.1 (45) | 233 | 51.9 (121) | 215 | 12.1 (26) |
| MF | 105 | 61.9 (65) | 21.0 (22) | 103 | 58.3 (60) | 98 | 8.2 (8) | |
| Level of significance | χ2 = 0.053 P = 0.819 | χ2 = 0.163 P = 0.686 | χ2 = 1.148 P = 0.284 | χ2 = 1.074 P = 0.300 | ||||