Breastfeeding, whether direct or expressed breast milk, showed a protective odds ratio against underweight, although this was only borderline significant (AOR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.21–1.03, p = 0.059), while bottle feeding significantly increased the odds of stunting (AOR = 3.09, 95% CI: 1.24–7.70, p = 0.015) ( Figure 2 ).
7.7%, p = 0.052) showing borderline significance ( Supplementary Materials, Table S2 ). 3.3.
Adherence to recommended infant feeding practices appeared associated with undernutrition but did not reach statistical significance ( Figure 2 ).
Although no significant differences in anemia by age were observed, a decreasing trend with increasing age was noted, consistent with broader evidence [ 63 ]. 4.2.