Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | Crude Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95 % CI) | |
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Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Mothers’ age (years) | ||||
<30 ≥30 | 110 (33.0) 152 (46.0) | 42 (12.6) 28 (8.4) | 1 2.07 (1.17, 3.68) | 1 1.75 (1. 14, 3.42) |
Infants’ age (months) | ||||
≤3 3–6 | 129 (39.0) 133 (40.0) | 22 (6.6) 48 (14.4) | 2.12 (1.17, 3.85) 1 | 1.86 (1.15, 3.26) 1 |
Religion | ||||
Orthodox Muslim | 194 (58.4) 69 (21.0) | 48 (14.6) 21 (6.0) | 1.23 (0.66, 2.28) 1 | 0.78 (0.45, 1.79) 1 |
Educational status | ||||
Informal education Formal education | 118 (35.5) 144 (43.4) | 42 (12.7) 28 (8.4) | 0.55 (0.31, 0.97) 1 | 0.49 (0.28, 0.89) 1 |
Marital status | ||||
Single Married | 60 (18.0) 202 (61.0) | 32 (9.6) 38 (11.4) | 0.35 (0.20, 0.63) 1 | 0.32 (0.39, 1.52) 1 |
Employment status | ||||
Employed Unemployed | 78 (23.5) 184 (55.4) | 31(9.1) 39 (12.0) | 1 1.88 (1.05, 3.33) | 1 1.62 (1.03, 2.95) |
Infants’ sex | ||||
Male Female | 95 (28.6) 167 (50.3) | 38 (11.5) 32 (9.6) | 0.48 (0.27, 0.84) 1 | 0.52 (0.32, 1.73) 1 |
Monthly income(birr) | ||||
≤1000 >1000 | 90 (27.0) 172 (52.0) | 46 (14.0) 24 (7.0) | 0.25 (0.15, 0.49) 1 | 0.23 [0.13, 0.44] 1 |
Parity of mothers | ||||
1–2 3 and above | 115 (35.0) 147 (44.0) | 27 (8.0) 43 (13.0) | 1.25 (0.7, 2.21) 1 | 1.18 (0.56, 1.99) 1 |
Birth interval (year) | ||||
1–2 3–4 | 140 (42.0) 122 (37.0) | 45 (13.5) 25 (7.5) | 0.64 (0.36, 1.14) 1 | 0.58 (0.31, 1.12) 1 |
Type of delivery | ||||
Vaginal Caesarean | 203 (61.0) 59 (18.0) | 48 (14.4) 22 (6.6) | 1.58 [0.85, 2.93] 1 | 1.26 (0.78, 2.65) 1 |
Place of birth | ||||
Home Healthcare facility | 46 (14.0) 216 (65.0) | 24 (7.0) 46 (14.0) | 1 2.45 (1.31, 4.59) | 1 2.18 (1.22, 4.35) |
Antenatal care | ||||
Yes No | 243 (73.0) 19 (6.0) | 57 (17.0) 13 (4.0) | 2.92 (1.27, 6.64) 1 | 2.24 (1.18, 5.76) 1 |
Received information on EBF during pregnancy | ||||
Yes No | 206 (69.0) 56 (19.0) | 22 (7.0) 16 (5.0) | 2.68 (1.24, 5.74) 1 | 1.98 (1.18, 5.20) 1 |
Postnatal care: | ||||
Yes No | 137 (41.0) 125 (38.0) | 25 (7.5) 45 (13.5) | 1.97 (1.11, 3.53) 1 | 1.62 (1.09, 3.21) 1 |
Prelacteal feeding | ||||
Yes No | 47 (14.0) 215 (65.0) | 23 (7.0) 47 (14.0) | 1 2.24 (1.19, 4.20) | 1 1.92 (1.12, 3.85) |
Access to information | ||||
Yes No | 212 (64.0) 50 (15.0) | 46 (14.0) 24 (7.0) | 2.21 (1.19, 4.12) 1 | 2.16 (1.16, 4.06) 1 |