From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | Age-adjusted | Multivariate | ||
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(n = 200) n (%) | UOR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | |
Mother’s age | |||||
15-19 | 61 (62.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
20-35 | 92 (68.2) | 1.26 | 0.73, 2.19 | 1.22 | 0.65, 2.41 |
36-49 | 47 (64.4) | 1.07 | 0.57, 2.01 | 0.75 | 0.37, 1.71 |
Marital status | |||||
Not married | 12 (44.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Married | 188 (67.6) | 2.61 | 1.17, 5.82 | 1.81 | 0.70, 4.58 |
Mother’s education | |||||
No education | 73 (72.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary | 49 (63.6) | 0.67 | 0.35, 1.27 | 0.72 | 0.31, 1.69 |
Secondary/higher | 77 (61.1) | 0.60 | 0.34, 1.06 | 0.44 | 0.19, 1.02 |
Region | |||||
Western | 17 (51.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Central | 17 (58.6) | 1.33 | 0.49, 3.65 | 1.53 | 0.50, 4.64 |
Greater accra | 20 (60.6) | 1.45 | 0.54, 3.85 | 1.52 | 0.49, 4.70 |
Volta | 28 (90.3) | 8.78 | 2.22, 34.7 | 11.19 | 2.57, 48.61 |
Eastern | 15 (65.2) | 1.76 | 0.59, 5.29 | 2.19 | 0.64, 7.51 |
Ashanti | 15 (44.1) | 0.74 | 0.28, 1.95 | 0.69 | 0.24, 2.02 |
Brong ahafo | 12 (57.1) | 1.25 | 0.42, 3.78 | 1.08 | 0.32, 3.65 |
Northern | 37 (72.6) | 2.49 | 0.99, 6.24 | 2.95 | 0.92, 9.45 |
Upper east | 18 (75.0) | 2.82 | 0.89, 8.92 | 2.32 | 0.61, 8.79 |
Upper west | 21 (80.8) | 3.95 | 1.20, 13.03 | 3.48 | 0.91, 13.18 |
Antenatal visits | |||||
0 | 6 (60.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
1-3 | 35 (60.3) | 1.01 | 0.26, 4.00 | 0.96 | 0.21, 4.29 |
4+ | 157 (67.6) | 1.36 | 0.37, 4.97 | 1.12 | 0.26, 4.84 |
Mode of delivery | |||||
Normal | 187 (65.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Caesarean | 13 (68.4) | 1.15 | 0.42, 3.12 | 1.02 | 0.30, 3.44 |
Place of delivery | |||||
Home | 71 (57.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Government facility | 112 (74.7) | 2.20 | 1.32, 3.67 | 3.41 | 1.75, 6.62 |
Private facility | 17 (54.8) | 0.91 | 0.41, 2.00 | 1.87 | 0.69, 5.02 |
Size of infant at birth | |||||
Large | 108 (62.1) | 1 | 1 | ||
Average | 62 (68.9) | 1.35 | 0.79, 2.33 | 2.22 | 1.14, 4.30 |
Small | 28 (73.7) | 1.71 | 0.78, 3.75 | 1.67 | 0.66, 4.22 |
Sex of infant | |||||
Male | 108 (66.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 92 (64.3) | 0.90 | 0.56, 1.45 | 0.96 | 0.56, 1.66 |