Table 3 Predictors of non-exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of children under two years of age, Kersa district, east Ethiopia, 2011

Mother’s age (years)

 15-34

1

1

 35–49

1.1 (0.7, 1.7)

1.0 (0.6, 1.6)

Mother’s residence

 Rural

1.4 (0.9, 2.2)

1.4 (0.8, 2.4)

 Semi-urban

1

1

Mother’s education

 Illiterate

1.6 (1.008, 2.5)*

1.5 (0.9, 2.5)

 Literate

1

1

Marital status

 Currently unmarried

2.4 (1.1, 5.3)*

2.6 (1.1, 5.9)*

 Married

1

1

Household SEP

 Lowest

1

1

 Second

1.6 (1.001, 2.7)*

1.6 (0.9, 2.7)

 Middle

0.9 (0.5, 1.5)

0.7 (0.4, 1.3)

 Fourth

1.3 (0.8, 2.3)

0.9 (0.6, 1.6)

 Highest

1.7 (1.07, 2.8)*

1.1 (0.6, 2.0)

Food security status

 Food insecure

1

1

 Food secure

1.6 (1.2, 2.1)*

1.4 (0.9, 1.9)

Child’s sex

 Male

1

1

 Female

1.1 (0.8, 1.4)

1.0 (0.7, 1.4)

Mother’s access to a health facility

 No

3.6 (2.5, 5.1)**

2.9 (1.9, 4.3) **

 Yes

1

1

Mother’s knowledge on IYCF

 Low

4.0 (2.9, 5.5)**

3.4 (2.4, 4.7) **

 High

1

1

Colostrum feeding practice

 Discarded

1.8 (1.1, 2.9)*

1.6 (0.9, 2.8)

 Given to child

1

1