Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among women in Kigoma region, Western Tanzania: a community based cross-sectional study

Table 3 Association between exclusive breastfeeding and socio-demographic and health service related factors among 402 respondents

	Exclusively breastfed (n = 232)
Variable	Total (N)	n	(%)	OR (95%CI)	p value
*Mother*
Age (year)
15-24	195	120	61.5	1
25-49	207	112	54.1	14 (0.9, 2.0)	0.132
Education
None/Primary	380	218	57.4	1
Secondary & above	22	14	63.6	1.3 (0.5, 3.5)	0.563
Employment
Not Employed	282	150	53.2	1
Employed	120	82	68.3	1.9 (1.2, 3.0)	0.005
Marital status
Married	343	191	55.7	1
Single	59	41	69.5	1.8 (1.0, 3.3)	0.047
Number of children
> one child	305	173	56.7	1
One child	97	59	60.8	1.2 (0.7, 1.9)	0.476
Knowledge of EBF
Inadequate	55	12	21.8	1
Adequate	347	220	63.4	6.2 (3.2, 12.2)	< 0.001
Advised about EBF during pregnancy
Yes	206	113	54.8	1
No	196	119	60.7	1.3 (0.9, 1.9)	0.967
Place of delivery
Home	148	61	41.2	1
Health facility	254	171	67.3	2.9 (1.9, 4.6)	< 0.001
Pathology problems*
Yes	68	14	20.6	1
No	334	218	65.3	7.3 (3.9, 13.6)	< 0.001
HIV status ^†
Positive	6	3	50.0	1
Negative	358	211	58.9	1.4 (0.2, 9.0)	0.694
*Partner*
Age in year (n = 378)**
Above 25	317	180	56.8	1
25 or less	61	35	57.4	1.0 (0.6, 1.8)	0.932
Education (n = 386)**
None/primary Secondary	333	181	54.4	1
& above	53	41	77.4	2.87 (1.40, 6.00)	0.002
*Children's information*
Underweight (W/A)
Normal	363	212	58.4	1
Underweight	39	20	51.3	1.33 (0.69, 2.59)	0.392
Stunting (H/A)
Normal	336	200	59.5	1
Stunted	66	32	48.5	1.56 (0.92, 2.56)	0.097

^†Some ANC cards could not be found
*Problems related to mothers' breasts (engorgement, sore/cracked nipple, mastitis or abscess)
**Some women did not know their partner's age and/or their education level.

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