Table 3 Prevalence (%) and odds ratio (OR) for association study of socioeconomic characteristics with non-nutritive sucking habits
From: Breastfeeding and sucking habits in children enrolled in a mother-child health program
Variable | Non-nutritive sucking habits | Raw OR | 95% CI | pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Total | ||||
n (%) | n (%) | N | ||||
Sex | 0.045* | |||||
Male | 31 (22.3) | 108 (77.7) | 139 | 1 | ||
Female | 38 (33.6) | 75 (66.4) | 113 | 1.77 | 1.01-3.09 | |
Age range | 0.959 | |||||
Up to 36 months | 16 (27.1) | 43 (72.9) | 59 | 1 | ||
37-48 months | 53 (27.5) | 140 (72.5) | 193 | 1.02 | 0.53-1.96 | |
Father’s educational level | 0.128 | |||||
Elementary | 11 (30.6) | 25 (69.4) | 36 | 1 | ||
Secondary | 53 (25.6) | 154 (74.4) | 207 | 0.35 | 0.08-1.57 | |
Higher | 05 (55.6) | 04 (44.4) | 09 | 0.28 | 0.07-1.06 | |
Mother’s educational level | 0.392 | |||||
Elementary | 16 (32.7) | 33 (67.3) | 49 | 1 | ||
Secondary | 49 (25.4) | 144 (74.6) | 193 | 0.65 | 0.35-1.24 | |
Higher | 04 (40.0) | 06 (60.0) | 10 | 1.81 | 0.49-6.64 | |
Family income | 0.156 | |||||
1 minimum wage | 22 (22.2) | 77 (77.8) | 99 | 1 | ||
2-3 minimum wage | 38 (33.3) | 76 (66.7) | 114 | 0.95 | 0.39-2.30 | |
> 3 | 09 (23.1) | 30 (76.9) | 39 | 0.60 | 0.26-1.39 | |