Predicators for Weight Gain in Children Treated for Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Prospective Study at Nutritional Rehabilitation Center

Table 3

Mother’s knowledge about feeding.

	Weight gain	Nonweight gain	𝑃 value, OR, (95% CI)
When to start breastfeeding after birth
At birth	120 (93.8%)	149 (86.6%)	0.045, 2.315 (1.000–5.361)
Later on	8 (6.2%)	23 (13.4%)
Continue exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months
Yes	111 (86.7%)	133 (72.3%)	0.039, 1.915 (1.027–3.569)
No	17 (13.3%)	39 (22.7%)
When to start complementary feeding
6 months	71 (55.5%)	72 (41.9%)	0.020, 1.730 (1.090–2.745)
Later on	57 (44.5%)	100 (58.1%)
Advantage of breastfeeding
Yes	77 (60.2%)	83 (48.3%)	0.041, 1.619 (1.019–2.573)
No	51 (39.8%)	89 (51.7%)