Research Article
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 | 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%) |
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