Table 2 Results (Odds ratios) of discrete-time logistic regression models: crude and net effects of independent variables on the risk of stopping exclusive breastfeeding

Region of residence

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    East

0.753^ns

0.503**

0.497**

0.478***

0.483***

0.492**

0.479***

0.485**

0.476***

0.477***

0.491**

0.508**

0.544**

0.544**

0.544**

    West

0.837^ns

0.625***

0.620***

0.602***

0.628***

0.625***

0.625***

0.622***

0.603***

0.603***

0.638***

0.627***

0.634***

0.647***

0.647***

    Central

0.926^ns

0.854^ns

0.881^ns

0.800^ns

0.800^ns

0.738^ns

0.724*

0.728*

0.733^ns

0.736^ns

0.808^ns

0.812^ns

0.845^ns

0.787^ns

0.787^ns

    North

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

South without Abidjan

1.025^ns

0.950^ns

0.931^ns

0.866^ns

0.860^ns

0.884^ns

0.883^ns

0.892^ns

0.877^ns

0.880^ns

0.935^ns

0.935^ns

0.962^ns

0.931^ns

0.931^ns

City of Abidjan

1.230^ns

1.122^ns

1.354^ns

1.264^ns

1.279^ns

1.636**

1.643**

1.617**

1.594**

1.593**

1.796**

1.875***

2.078***

2.002***

2.000***

Place of residence

ns

**

**

**

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

*

ns

ns

    Urban

1.108^ns

0.774**

0.785**

0.743 ^**

0.803^ns

0.801^ns

0.790^ns

0.787^ns

0.787^ns

0.783^ns

0.794^ns

0.770*

0.778^ns

0.778^ns

    Rural

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Mother's ethnicity

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

*

*

    Akan

1.119^ns

1.225^ns

1.419**

1.497**

1.418**

1.439**

1,49**

1,493**

1,487**

1,470**

1,498**

1,561**

1,560**

    Krou

1.105^ns

1.065^ns

1.23^ns

1.413^ns

1397^ns

1.494^ns

1,561*

1,572*

1,614*

1,614*

1,657*

1,658*

1,657*

    Mandé

1.030^ns

1.043^ns

1.08ns

1.140^ns

1.123^ns

1.130^ns

1.153^ns

1,154^ns

1,197^ns

1,210^ns

1,229^ns

1,292^ns

1,291^ns

    Gur

0.981^ns

1.002^ns

1.068^ns

1.089^ns

1.083^ns

1.069^ns

1.068^ns

1.066^ns

1.053^ns

1.061^ns

1.082^ns

1.067^ns

1.067^ns

    Foreign/ Other

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Religion

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 Muslim

Ref

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Catholic

0.904^ns

0.824^ns

0.826^ns

0.819^ns

0.815^ns

0.832^ns

0.829^ns

0.849^ns

0.865^ns

0.813^ns

0.836^ns

.836^ns

 Other Christians

1.028^ns

0.85^ns

0.848^ns

0.857^ns

0.841^ns

0.854^ns

0.851^ns

0.844^ns

0.874^ns

0.848^ns

0.915^ns

.914^ns

 Animist/Other

0.879^ns

0.742*

0.755^ns

0.756^ns

0.745*

0.739*

0.739*

0.705*

0.725*

0.726*

0.711*

0.711*

Household standard of living

ns

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 Very low

0.985^ns

1.754**

1.799**

1.876***

1.844**

1.839**

1.583*

1.550*

1.473ns

1.587*

1.587*

 Low

1.164^ns

2.197***

2.215***

2.297***

2.246***

2.246***

2.063***

1.991***

1.948***

2.154***

2.153***

 Medium

1.089^ns

1.808***

1.836***

1.873***

1.866***

1.866***

1.765**

1.731**

1.753**

1.849***

1.848***

 High

1.365**

2.317***

2.382***

2.458***

2.488***

2.490***

2.312***

2.299***

2.248***

2.536***

2.534***

 Very high

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Cohabitation of spouses

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 With spouse

0.872^ns

0.845^ns

0.830^ns

0.911^ns

0.912^ns

0.897^ns

0.944^ns

0.946^ns

0.893^ns

0.894^ns

 Alone

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Level of education

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

**

**

 None

0.914^ns

0.835^ns

0.874^ns

0.878^ns

0.838^ns

0.808^ns

0.802^ns

0.725*

0.725*

 Primary

0.839^ns

0.695^ns

0.726*

0.728*

0.716*

0.687**

0.690**

0.640**

0.639**

Secondary and above

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Age at delivery

ns

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ns

ns

*

*

*

*

 Less than 20 years old

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 20 - 34 years old

0.863^ns

0.843^ns

0.849^ns

0.850^ns

0.841^ns

0.820^ns

0.797^ns

0.798^ns

 35 years and older

0.779*

0.620**

0.621**

0.623**

0.597**

0.576**

0.596**

0.597**

Parity

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

ns

 Low

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Medium

0.958^ns

0.965^ns

0.961^ns

0.971^ns

1.003^ns

0.981^ns

0.980^ns

 High

0.983^ns

1.005^ns

1.002^ns

1.005^ns

1.009^ns

1.001^ns

1.000^ns

Exposure to medical discourse

ns

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 Not exposed

1.114^ns

1.368^ns

1.354^ns

1.372^ns

1.364^ns

1.364^ns

 Weakly

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Strongly

0.895^ns

0.734***

0.740***

0.742***

0.736***

0.736***

Exposure to the media

ns

ns

ns

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 Not exposed

0.999^ns

1.225^ns

1.214^ns

1.211^ns

1.210^ns

 Moderately

1.108^ns

1.374**

1.372**

1.394**

1.393**

 More exposed

1

1

1

1

1

Child’s sex

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 Male

1

1

1

1

 Female

1.179**

1.451***

1.483***

1.482***

Child's health

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 Sick

1

1

1

 Not ill

1.179**

1.800***

1.801***

Desirability of the child

ns

ns

 Desired

0.934^ns

0.994^ns

 Not desired

1

1

Chi2

629.774

634.479

637.318

640.782

661.850

663.284

667.816

675.322

675.413

687.308

691.892

706.557

736.969

736.972

Pr>Chi2

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