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Table 4 Association of Infant feeding and dietary practices with malnutrition

From: Risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in rural Karnataka: a case-control study

Factors

Case n = 190 (%)

Control n = 380 (%)

Odds ratio (95%CI)

p value

Colostrum given

 Yes

177 (93.16)

365 (96.1)

 

0.111

 No

13 (6.84)

16 (3.9)

 

Pre-lacteal feed

 No

76 (40.0)

303 (79.7)

 

0.001

 Yes

114 (60.0)

77 (20.3)

5.90 (4.02–8.6)

Exclusive breast feed given

 Up to 6 months

112 (58.9)

164 (43.2)

1.89 (1.32–2.69)

0.001

 6 and more than 6 months

78 (41.1)

216 (56.8)

 

Type of weaning food

 Rice

48 (25.3)

59 (15.5)

1.41 (0.89–2.22)

0.001

 Rice, milk

100 (52.6)

171 (45.0)

2.81 (1.69–4.6)

 Rice, milk, veg/pulses

42 (22.1)

150 (39.5)

 

Type of complimentary food given

 Veg/pulses

16 (8.4)

14 (3.7)

0.30 (.14–.66)

0.003

 Veg/pulses and egg/fish

119 (62.6)

209 (55.0)

0.61 (.42–.90)

 Veg/pulses, egg/fish and meat/ chicken

55 (28.9)

157 (41.3)

 

Bottle feed

 No

137 (72.1)

281 (73.9)

 

0.639

 Yes

53 (27.9)

99 (26.1)

  

Food restriction

 No

109 (57.4)

295 (77.6)

 

0.001

 Yes

81 (42.6)

85 (22.4)

2.57 (1.7–3.75)

Special food prepared and given

 No

161 (84.7)

271 (71.3)

 

0.001

 Yes

29 (15.3)

109 (28.7)

2.23 (1.41–3.51)

Frequency of candies/chocolate given

 Daily/alternative days

143 (75.3)

228 (60.0)

2.02 (1.37–2.99)

0.001

 Once/twice week

47 (24.7)

152 (40.0)