Even Though a High Percentage of Mothers in Developing Countries

question 72

Multiple Choice

Even though a high percentage of mothers in developing countries could safely breast-feed, why is there such a low rate of breast-feeding in these areas?

• A)They have no training on how to breast-feed.
• B)Corporations have unethically convinced mothers that formula is better.
• C)Religious practices discourage women from breast-feeding.
• D)Poor women in these areas are malnourished and are not capable of breast-feeding.

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Logistic Regression

A statistical method used for predicting a binary outcome from a set of independent variables.

Odds Ratio

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Correlation Matrix

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