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Table 4 Factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding practice among children aged 6–23 months (Bivariate analysis)

From: Magnitude and factors associated with appropriate complementary feeding among children 6–23 months in Northern Ghana

Characteristic

N

Complementary feeding practice

 
 

Inappropriate

Appropriate

Test statistic

Timely initiation of breast feeding

 No

414

366 (88.4)

48 (11.6)

χ2 = 3.6, p = 0.06

 Yes

361

302 (83.7)

59 (16.3)

Child had diarrhoea in the last two weeks?

 Yes

283

253 (89.4)

30 (10.6)

χ2 = 3.8, p = 0.05

 No

492

415 (84.3)

77 (15.7)

Bottle feeding

 Yes

86

81 (94.2)

5 (5.8)

χ2 = 5.2, p = 0.02

 No

689

587 (85.2)

102 (14.8)

Currently breastfeeding?

 No

19

13 (68.4)

6 (31.6)

χ2 = 5.2, p = 0.02

 Yes

756

655 (86.6)

101 (13.4)