Table 3 Results from the model
From: Effect of timely initiation of breastfeeding on child health in Ghana
Explanatory variables | Model 1: OLS | Model 2: IV |
|---|---|---|
Timely Breastfeeding | 0.107(0.268) | |
Initiation of Breastfeeding (Days) | ||
Breastfeeding immediately after birth | 0.257***(0.0751) | |
Breastfeeding hours after birth | 0.158*(0.0952) | |
Duration of Breastfeeding | −0.0428***(0.00536) | −0.0427***(0.00541) |
Male | −0.0503(0.0676) | −0.0529(0.0674) |
Mother’s education (No education) | ||
Primary | −0.0875(0.0928) | −0.0887(0.0929) |
Secondary | 0.0180(0.0872) | 0.0242(0.0931) |
Tertiary | 0.490*(0.257) | 0.501(0.312) |
Wealth (Poor) | ||
Middle | 0.131(0.0944) | 0.136(0.103) |
Rich | 0.375***(0.0904) | 0.369***(0.112) |
Child Size (Small) | ||
Average | 0.135(0.102) | 0.145(0.110) |
Large | 0.291***(0.0945) | 0.287***(0.0996) |
Child’s age | −0.0179***(0.00246) | −0.0178***(0.00252) |
Mother’s age | 0.0185***(0.00504) | 0.0178***(0.00514) |
Time to water source | 0.000908(0.00171) | 0.000730(0.00187) |
Mother’s Occupation (not working) | ||
Formal | 0.0514(0.127) | 0.0452(0.123) |
Informal | −0.335(0.259) | −0.346(0.292) |
Constant | −0.901***(0.218) | −0.929*(0.548) |
Observations | 2,312 | 2,311 |
R-squared | 0.133 | 0.130 |
Ramsey Reset Test (p-value) | 1.01(0.38) | 3.80(0.14) |
Mean Variance Inflation | 1.52 | 1.65 |
Breusch-Pagan/Cook-Weisberg Test | 52.86(0.00) | |
Under Identification Test (p-value) | 72.782(0.00) | |
Weak Identification Test (p-value) | 74.628(0.10) | |
Wu-Hausman F test (p-value) | 0.97908(0.10) |