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Table 5 Comparison of formula-feeding practice among mothers living in the rural and urban areas in the Jimma zone, January, 2016

From: Formula-feeding practice and associated factors among urban and rural mothers with infants 0–6 months of age: a comparative study in Jimma zone Western Ethiopia

Variable

Formula-feeding practice

Crude OR[95% CI]

Yes

No

N [%]

N [%]

Living arrangements

 Rural

115 [34.5]

238 [64]

3.36[2.41–4.58]*

 Urban

218 [65.5]

134 [36]

1.00

 Total

333 [100]

372 [100]

 
  1. CI Confidence interval, COR Crude odds ratio; 1: referent; *statisticaly significant at P<0.05
  2. All variables with statistical significance have been made in bold face