Table 5 Bivariate analysis
Characteristic | Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months (N = 222) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Chi-Squared | P-Value | |
Knowledge on EB |  |  | 20.684 |  < 0.001 |
Adequate | 145 (69.4) | 64 (30.6) | Â | Â |
Inadequate | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92.3) | Â | Â |
Breast milk enough for 6 months |  |  | 29.018 |  < 0.001 |
Yes | 127 (75.1) | 42 (24.9) | Â | Â |
No | 19 (35.8) | 34 (64.2) | Â | Â |
Continue breastfeeding | Â | Â | 1.711 | 0.191 |
Yes | 34 (73.9) | 12 (26.1) | Â | Â |
No | 112 (63.6) | 64 (36.4) | Â | Â |
Report to hospital | Â | Â | 0.325 | 0.569 |
Yes | 12 (60.0) | 8 (40.0) | Â | Â |
No | 134 (66.3) | 68 (33.7) | Â | Â |
Food supplements | Â | Â | 0.849 | 0.357 |
Yes | 34 (60.7) | 22 (39.3) | Â | Â |
No | 112 (76.7) | 54 (71.1) | Â | Â |
Attitude towards EB |  |  | 51.917 |  < 0.001 |
Negative | 15 (28.3) | 38 (71.7) | Â | Â |
Neutral | 32 (61.5) | 20 (38.5) | Â | Â |
Positive | 99 (84.6) | 18 (15.4) | Â | Â |
Difficulty exclusive breastfeeding | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agree | 26 (41.9) | 36 (58.1) | 24.212 |  < 0.001 |
Disagree | 120 (75.5) | 39 (24.5) | Â | Â |
Okay formula |  |  | 32.862 |  < 0.001 |
Agree | 79 (53.0) | 70 (47.0) | Â | Â |
Disagree | 53 (93.0) | 4 (7.0) | Â | Â |
Unsure | 14 (87.5) | 2 (12.5) | Â | Â |
Okay complementary foods |  |  | 28.691 |  < 0.001 |
Agree | 40 (44.9) | 49 (55.1) | Â | Â |
Disagree | 100 (80.0) | 25 (20.0) | Â | Â |
Unsure | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | Â | Â |
Okay water | Â | Â | 0.272 | 0.602 |
Agree | 29 (39.2) | 45 (60.8) | Â | Â |
Disagree | 114 (82.6) | 24 (17.4) | Â | Â |
Unsure | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | Â | Â |
Support received | Â | Â | 0.022 | 0.881 |
No | 32 (33.7%) | 63 (66.3%) | Â | Â |
Yes | 44 (34.6%) | 83 (65.4%) | Â | Â |
Spouse complained |  |  | 12.500 |  < 0.001 |
No | 61 (30.5) | 139 (69.5) | Â | Â |
Yes | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | Â | Â |
Parents complained | Â | Â | 2.871 | 0.090 |
No | 52 (31.1) | 115 (68.9) | Â | Â |
YES | 24 (43.6) | 31 (56.4) | Â | Â |