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Table 3 Logistic regression of determinants of exclusive breastfeeding

From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Exclusive breastfeeding

Age-adjusted

Multivariate

 

(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

  1. n (%): proportion per category; UOR: Unadjusted odds ratio; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.