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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of health-related factors and EBF

From: Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda

Variables

 

Exclusively breastfed

 

Frequency

p value

 

N = 7,210

No (n = 2,718)

Yes (n = 4,492)

 

ANC Attendance

   

< 0.001*

No

140 (1.9)

81 (57.9)

59 (42.1)

Yes

7,070 (97.7)

2,637 (37.3)

4,433 (62.7)

Months at 1st ANC

   

0.213

1

482 (6.8)

194 (40.3)

288 (59.8)

2

1,054 (14.9)

390 (37.0)

664 (63.0)

3

2,096 (29.6)

772 (36.8)

1,324 (63.2)

4

1,687 (23.9)

601 (35.6)

1,086 (64.4)

5

1,751 (24.8)

680 (38.8)

1,071 (61.2)

ANC attendance times

   

0.142

< 8 times

6,402 (91.4)

2,367 (37.0)

4,035 (63.0)

>=8 times

600 (8.6)

240 (40.0)

360 (60.0)

ANC attendance in 1st trimester

   

0.948

No

3,438 (48.6)

1,281 (37.3)

2,157 (62.7)

Yes

3,632 (51.4)

1,356 (37.3)

2,276 (62.7)

Delivery place

   

0.665

Home/other

1,055 (14.6)

404 (38.3)

651(61.7)

Health facility

6,155 (85.4)

2,314 (37.6)

3,841 (62.4)

Counselling on infant feeding

   

0.455

No

1,857 (26.3)

706 (38.0)

1,151 (62.0

Yes

5,213 (73.7)

1,931 (37.0)

3,282 (63.0)

Vitamin A supplementation

   

< 0.001*

No

5,192 (72.0)

1,801 (34.7)

3,391 (65.3)

Don’t know

162 (2.3)

74 (45.7)

88 (54.3)

Yes

1,856 (25.7)

843 (45.4)

1,013 (54.6)

Member mother care group

   

0.075

No

6,829 (94.7)

2,558 (37.5)

4,271 (62.5)

Yes

381 (5.3)

160 (42.0)

221 (58.0)

Mother dietary diversity

   

0.463

No

6,093 (84.5)

2,286 (37.5)

3,807 (62.5)

Yes

1,117 (15.5)

432 (38.7)

685 (61.3)

Modern FP use

   

< 0.001*

No

7,041 (97.7)

2,621(37.2)

4,420 (62.8)

Yes

169 (2.3)

97 (57.4)

72 (42.6)

Currently pregnant

   

0.036*

No

6,845 (97.4)

2,530 (37.0)

4,315 (63.0)

Don’t know

73 (1.0)

34 (46.6)

39 (53.4)

Yes

113 (1.6)

52 (46.0)

61 (54.0)

  1. N = Overall Total, n = subtotal, *Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.05