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Table 6 Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis of breastfeeding initiation, breastfeeding at 6 months, exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months and breastfeeding at 1 year

From: Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study

Predictora

Breastfeeding initiation Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 185)

Breastfeeding at 6 months Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 185)

Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 175)

Breastfeeding at 1 year Adjusted OR (95% CI) (n = 170)

Previous breastfeeding

    

 Yes

8.29 (1.00-68.40)

18.34 (2.01-167.24)b

 

0.00 (0.00-0.00)

 No

1.00

1.00

 

1.00

IIFAS total score

1.1 (0.99-1.22)

1.05 (1.00-1.10)

1.04 (0.94-1.15)

 

IIFAS scorec

    

 Low score

   

1.00

 High score

   

1.66 (0.85-3.25)

Other childrend

    

 Yes

0.14 (0.02-1.19)

0.08 (0.01-0.70)e

0.33 (0.07-1.48)

0.00 (0.00-0.00)

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Marital statusf

    

 Partnered

 

1.69 (0.71-4.04)

 

1.91 (0.70-5.22)

 Not partnered

 

1.00

 

1.00

Primary language

    

 Spanish

  

1.00

 

 English

  

0.69 (0.06-8.10)

 

Education

    

 High school or less

  

1.00

1.00

 Some college

  

1.43 (0.26-7.77)

0.85 (0.33-2.18)

 College

  

58.67 (4.97-692.08)g

6.07 (0.65-57.02)

 Post college

  

11.35 (0.84-153.96)

4.78 (0.47-48.93)

  1. a Variables significant at alpha <0.10 were added to the logistic regression analyses.
  2. b P < 0.05.
  3. c Low score is less than the median of 68 and high score is equal to or greater than the median.
  4. d Other children was forced into the regression in order to control for the confounding relationship between past breastfeeding and breastfeeding initiation and duration.
  5. e P < 0.05.
  6. f Marital status at one year analysis was the participant’s marital status at that time and not at intake.
  7. g P < 0.01.