Predictor variables | Bivariate analysis | Multivariable analysis | ||||
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IRR | 95% CI | IRR | 95% CI | |||
Locus of control scale | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.98 |
Parental stress scale | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.01 |
Social support scale | 0.99 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.02 |
What you do when your baby wakes up in the night? Baby bottle with things other than water (yes vs. no) | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.09 |
Does your child normally sleep while naturally breastfeeding? (yes vs. no) | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.29 |
How long did you depend on artificial feeding? (limited number of meals set by mother vs. whenever the child asked) | 0.98 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.02 |
Adding sugar to the bottle (no vs. yes) | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 1.00 |
What do you used to put in the baby bottle? (juices) | 1.14 | 0.89 | 1.47 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 1.29 |
What do you used to put in the baby bottle? (dry milk) | 0.97 | 0.88 | 1.06 | 0.94 | 0.87 | 1.01 |
Length of natural breastfeeding (none or < 3 months vs. 3 months–2 years) | 1.09 | 0.92 | 1.30 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.30 |
Length of natural breastfeeding (more than 2 years vs. 3 months–2 years) | 1.21 | 0.95 | 1.53 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.87 |
What determined breastfeeding after 6Â months? | 1.09 | 0.94 | 1.26 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 1.29 |
Scale 1: Children's diet habits #1 | 1.15 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1.12 |
Scale 1: Children's diet habits #2 | 0.90 | 0.66 | 1.22 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 1.14 |
Scale 2: Children's oral hygiene practice #1 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.25 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 1.27 |
Scale 2: Children's oral hygiene practice #2 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 1.46 | 0.99 | 0.73 | 1.33 |
Routine or preventive check-up versus no visit | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.33 | 0.52 |
Treatment visit versus no visit | 0.72 | 0.52 | 1.01 | 0.68 | 0.44 | 1.04 |