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Table 4 Logistic regression of the predictors of exclusive breastfeeding

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

Variable

AoR†

95%CI

p value

Knowledge about EBF

   

Inadequate knowledge of EBF

Reference

  

Adequate knowledge of EBF

5.4

2.5, 11.6

< 0.001

Pathological problems*

   

Yes

Reference

  

No

6.6

3.2, 13.6

< 0.001

Place of delivery

   

Home

Reference

  

Health facility

3.0

1.7, 5.4

< 0.001

  1. AoR Adjusted Odds Ratio
  2. † Variables included in the model: employment, marital status, place of delivery, partner's education, pathological problems and knowledge of EBF
  3. *Problems related to mothers' breasts (engorgement, sore/cracked nipple, mastitis or abscess).
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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