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Table 3 Number (percentage) and univariate odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for any breastfeeding at discharge from hospital (n = 373)

From: Determinants of breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Kuwait

Variables

Any breastfeeding at discharge

Univariate odds ratio

 

Yes

No

  
 

N (%)

N (%)

OR

95% CI

Sociodemographic

    

Mother's age (years):

    

   < 25

71 (86.6)

11 (13.4)

1.00

 

   25-34

204 (85.0)

36 (15.0)

1.57

0.62, 4.02

   ≥ 35

41 (80.4)

10 (19.6)

1.38

0.64, 3.00

Maternal Education (years of schooling):

    

   < 12

106 (83.5)

21 (16.5)

1.00

 

   ≥12

210 (85.4)

36 (14.6)

1.60

0.64, 2.08

Mother's country of birth:

    

   Kuwait & Gulf States

172 (82.3)

37 (17.7)

1.00

 

   Other Arabic countries

109 (88.6)

14 (11.4)

1.67

0.87, 3.24

   Other world countries

35 (85.4)

6 (14.6)

1.25

0.49, 3.20

Mother employed/studying part- or full-time at 6 months before birth

    

   Yes

132 (82.5)

28 (17.5)

1.00

 

   No

184 (86.4)

29 (13.6)

1.35

0.76, 2.37

Mother intended to be employed/studying part- or full time at 6 months postpartum

    

   Yes

119 (81.5)

27 (18.5)

1.00

 

   No

179 (86.5)

28 (13.5)

0.69

0.39, 1.23

   Don't know yet/undecided

18 (90.0)

2 (10.0)

0.31

0.31, 6.40

Mother's occupation:

    

   Managers & professionals

83 (88.3)

11 (11.7)

1.00

 

   Sales & clericals

62 (82.7)

13 (17.3)

0.63

0.26, 1.50

   Unskilled occupations

26 (81.2)

6 (18.8)

0.57

0.19, 1.70

   House wives

145 (84.3)

27 (15.7)

0.71

0.34, 1.51

Father's occupation:

    

   Managers & professionals

85 (87.6)

12 (12.4)

1.00

 

   Sales & clericals

93 (80.9)

22 (19.1)

2.36

0.23, 24.58

   Unskilled occupations

135 (75)

22 (14)

1.41

0.14, 14.2

   Unemployed

3 (75)

1 (25)

2.04

0.20, 20.56

Location:

    

   Kuwait City & Jahraa

31 (73.8)

11 (26.2)

1.00

 

   Hawalli

163 (87.6)

23 (12.4)

2.51

1.11, 5.68

   Farwania

80 (83.3)

16 (16.7)

1.77

0.74, 4.24

   Mubarak Al Kabeer & Ahmedi

42 (85.7)

7 (14.3)

2.13

0.74, 6.12

Biomedical

Parity:

    

   Primiparous

92 (82.1)

20 (17.9)

1.00

 

   Multiparous

224 (85.8)

37 (14.2)

1.32

0.72, 2.39

Vaginal Delivery:

    

   Yes

206 (87.7)

29 (12.3)

1.00

 

   No

110 (79.7)

28 (20.3)

0.55

0.31, 0.98

Infant admitted to special care nursery:

    

   Yes

55 (72.4)

21 (27.6)

1.00

 

   No

261 (87.9)

36 (12.1)

2.77

1.50, 5.10

Psychosocial

    

Mother attended antenatal classes for this or previous pregnancy:

    

   Yes

29 (93.5)

2 (6.5)

1.00

 

   No

287 (83.9)

55 (16.1)

0.36

0.08, 1.55

Father prefers breastfeeding

    

   Yes

259 (86.3)

41 (13.7)

1.00

 

   No or ambivalent

57 (78.1)

16 (21.9)

0.56

0.30, 1.07

Maternal grandmother prefers breastfeeding

    

   Yes

286 (84.6)

52 (15.4)

1.00

 

   No or ambivalent

30 (85.7)

5 (14.3)

1.09

0.40, 2.94

Maternal grandmother breastfed at least one infant

    

   Yes

297 (84.1)

56 (15.9)

1.00

 

   No or don't know

19 (95.0)

1 (5.0)

0.28

0.04, 2.13

Infant feeding decision made before pregnancy

    

   Yes

241 (84.3)

45 (15.7)

1.00

 

   No

75 (86.2)

12 (13.8)

1.17

0.59, 2.32