Table 4 Association between maternal knowledge and attitudes and complementary feeding initiation^a in 2011^g-2012 in Kishoreganj, Bangladesh

0–7

8–9

10–15

0–7

8–9

10–15

0–7

8–9

10–15

0–7

8–9

10–15

  Early^c vs. timely^d

Ref

1.06 (0.60–1.87)

0.73 (0.40–1.31)

Ref.

1.05 (0.38–2.88)

1.66 (0.45–6.14)

Ref.

0.75 (0.26–2.16)

0.26 (0.07–1.00)

Ref.

1.57 (0.17–14.8)

1.79 (0.21–15.0)

  Late^e vs. timely^d

Ref

1.14 (0.81–1.60)

1.13 (0.81–1.57)

Ref.

1.29 (0.74–2.27)

2.30 (1.04–5.06)

Ref.

1.51 (0.89–2.57)

0.78 (0.45–1.34)

Ref.

1.01 (0.49–2.07)

1.00 (0.51–1.96)

  Early^c vs. timely^d

Ref

1.12 (0.63–1.98)

0.74 (0.41–1.34)

Ref.

1.14 (0.40–3.23)

1.82 (0.48–6.93)

Ref.

0.73 (0.24–2.20)

0.30 (0.08–1.22)

Ref.

1.51 (0.15–15.39)

1.92 (0.21–17.35)

  Late^e vs. timely^d

Ref

1.14 (0.81–1.61)

1.15 (0.82–1.60)

Ref.

1.39 (0.78–2.47)

2.50 (1.12–5.59)

Ref.

1.54 (0.90–2.64)

0.82 (0.47–1.43)

Ref.

0.30 (0.08–1.22)

1.17 (0.57–2.39)

18–25

26

27–34

18–25

26

27–34

18–25

26

27–34

18–25

26

27–34

  Early^c vs. timely^d

Ref

0.49 (0.28–0.86)

0.66 (0.38–1.17)

Ref.

0.26 (0.09–0.77)

0.45 (0.15–1.35)

Ref.

0.88 (0.29–2.62)

0.49 (0.13–1.85)

Ref.

0.58 (0.12–2.76)

0.45 (0.12–1.68)

  Late^e vs. timely^d

Ref

1.65 (1.22–2.23)

1.10 (0.78–1.56)

Ref.

1.29 (0.70–2.40)

2.11 (1.08–4.12)

Ref.

1.62 (0.91–2.89)

1.67 (0.92–3.05)

Ref.

0.83 (0.42–1.65)

0.97 (0.55–1.73)

  Early^c vs. timely^d

Ref

0.41 (0.28–0.86)

0.68 (0.38–1.21)

Ref.

0.25 (0.08–0.77)

0.41 (0.13–1.29)

Ref.

0.74 (0.24–2.35)

0.49 (0.13–1.89)

Ref.

0.59 (0.11–3.10)

0.41 (0.10–1.62)

  Late^e vs. timely^d

Ref

1.67 (1.24–2.26)

1.14 (0.80–1.61)

Ref.

1.37 (0.73–2.59)

2.21 (1.11–4.40)

Ref.

1.62 (0.90–2.92)

1.63 (0.89–2.99)

Ref.

0.86 (0.42–1.74)

0.92 (0.51–1.65)