Table 5 Factors associated with any breastfeeding at 12 months (n=129)*
Duration of breastfeeding (months) | Odds ratio | 95% CI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 12 | > 12 | |||||
Parameters | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Maternal age (Years) | ||||||
> 30 | 38 | 53.5 | 33 | 46.5 | 1 | |
≤ 30 | 24 | 41.4 | 34 | 58.6 | 1.6 | 0.8,3.3 |
Child sex | ||||||
Female | 27 | 49.1 | 28 | 50.9 | 1 | |
Male | 35 | 47.3 | 39 | 52.7 | 1.1 | 0.5,2.2 |
Parity | ||||||
Multiparity | 44 | 50.0 | 44 | 50.0 | 1 | |
Primiparity | 18 | 43.9 | 23 | 56.1 | 1.3 | 0.6,2.7 |
Religion | ||||||
Muslim | 9 | 32.1 | 19 | 67.9 | 1 | |
Christian | 53 | 52.5 | 48 | 47.5 | 0.4 | 0.2,1.0 |
Maternal education | ||||||
Post secondary | 43 | 59.7 | 29 | 40.3 | 1 | |
At least secondary | 19 | 33.3 | 38 | 66.7 | 3.0 | 1.4,6.1† |
Social class | ||||||
Upper | 18 | 60.0 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | |
Lower | 44 | 44.4 | 55 | 55.6 | 1.9 | 0.8,4.3 |
Place of antenatal care | ||||||
Private hospital | 31 | 58.3 | 29 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 0.5-,.1 |
Government hospitals | 31 | 51.9 | 30 | 48.1 | 1 | |
Others‡ | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 53.8 | Undefined | Undefined |
Place of delivery | ||||||
Private hospital | 35 | 48.6 | 37 | 51.4 | 1.7 | 0.5,5.6 |
Government hospitals | 22 | 51.2 | 21 | 48.8 | 1.9 | 0.5,6.6 |
Other‡ | 5 | 35.7 | 9 | 64.3 | 1 | |