Demographic predictors of early and late weaning
| Total no. | Weaning age | p χ2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <3 mth (<13 wk) | 3–4 mth | >4 mth (>17.3 wk) | |||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 352 | 58% (85) | 49% (253) | 34% (14) | 0.004 |
| Female | 355 | 41% (61) | 51% (267) | 69% (27) | |
| Markers of deprivation | |||||
| One or more | 303 | 58% (85) | 39% (205) | 32% (13) | <0.001 |
| None | 404 | 42% (61) | 61% (315) | 68% (28) | |
| Breast fed | |||||
| Never | 322 | 60% (85) | 44% (223) | 4% (14) | <0.001 |
| <6 wk | 162 | 22% (32) | 24% (123) | 18% (7) | |
| 6 wk–4 mth | 71 | 7% (10) | 12% (60) | 3% (1) | |
| >4 mth | 133 | 11% (15) | 20% (102 | 42% (16) | |
| No feeding information | 19 | ||||