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Table 3 Delivery and Nutritional characteristics of the participants in Butajira, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Evaluating the association between duration of breastfeeding and fine motor development among children aged 20 to 24 months in Butajira, Ethiopia: a case-control study

Characteristics

Fine motor delay

Chi2 (P-value)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Cases (n, %)

n = 83

Controls (n, %)

n = 249

 

Place of birth

   

Home

16(19.28)

36(14.46)

0.446

Health facility

67(80.72)

213(85.54)

 

Mode of delivery

   

Spontaneous vaginal delivery

78(93.98)

239(95.98)

0.861

Instrumental delivery

5(6.02)

10(4.02)

 

Ever breastfeed

   

Yes

81(97.59)

248(99.60)

0.155

No

2(2.41)

1(0.4)

 

Fed colostrum

   

Yes

78(93.98)

245(98.39)

0.047

No

5(6.02

4(1.61)

 

Time of Initiation of Breastfeeding

  

0.14

Immediately less than an hour

75(90.36)

243(97.98)

 

Between 1 and 23 h

5(6.02)

4(1.61)

 

More than 24 h

3(3.61)

1(0.40)

 

Currently breastfeeding

(From 20 to 24 months)

   

Yes

49(59.04)

139(55.82)

0.609

No

43(40.96)

110(44.18)

 

Frequency of breastfeeding

   

Only at night

2(4.08)

2(1.44)

0.372

2 to 3 times during the day

7(14.29)

12(8.63)

 

3 to 5 times during the day

22(44.90)

59(42.45)

 

6 times and more

18(36.73)

66(47.48)

 

Duration of breastfeeding

   

Less than 18

11(13.25)

38(15.26)

0.234

18 to 20 month

6(7.23)

34(13.65)

 

21 to 24 month

66(79.52)

177(71.08)