Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding
Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 44) | No (n = 77) | |||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Sex of the child | ||||||
Male | 19 | 30.6 | 43 | 69.4 | 1.00 | 0.180a |
Female | 25 | 42.4 | 34 | 57.6 | 1.66 (0.79, 3.51) | |
Birth order of the child | ||||||
First born | 15 | 34.1 | 29 | 65.9 | 1.00 | 0.694a |
Second and above | 29 | 37.7 | 48 | 62.3 | 1.17 (0.54, 2.54) | |
Mothers’ age# (years) | ||||||
≤18 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 | 1.00 | 1.000b |
>18 | 40 | 36.7 | 69 | 63.3 | 1.16 (0.33, 4.09) | |
Mothers’ education | ||||||
Illiterate | 6 | 46.2 | 7 | 53.8 | 1.00 | 0.437a |
Literate | 38 | 35.2 | 70 | 64.8 | 0.63 (0.20, 2.02) | |
Mothers’ employment status | ||||||
Housewife | 40 | 35.1 | 74 | 64.9 | 1.00 | 0.255b |
Working outside home | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 42.9 | 2.47 (0.52, 11.57) | |
Fathers’ education | ||||||
Illiterate | 8 | 47.1 | 9 | 52.9 | 1.00 | 0.323a |
Literate | 36 | 34.6 | 68 | 65.4 | 0.59 (0.21, 1.67) | |
Type of family | ||||||
Nuclear | 22 | 41.5 | 31 | 58.5 | 1.00 | 0.299a |
Joint and others | 22 | 32.3 | 46 | 67.7 | 0.67 (0.32, 1.42) | |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | 9 | 36.0 | 16 | 64.0 | 1.00 | 0.512a |
Poorer | 8 | 30.8 | 18 | 69.2 | 1.27 (0.39, 4.06) | |
Middle | 7 | 30.4 | 16 | 69.6 | 1.29 (0.38, 4.30) | |
Richer | 12 | 52.2 | 11 | 47.8 | 1.52 (0.16, 1.64) | |
Richest | 8 | 33.3 | 16 | 66.7 | 1.13 (0.35, 3.65) | |
Breastfeeding education received | ||||||
Yes | 24 | 38.1 | 39 | 61.9 | 1.00 | 0.680a |
No | 20 | 34.5 | 38 | 65.5 | 1.17 (0.56, 2.46) | |
No. ANC visits | ||||||
No visits | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 64.7 | 1.00 | 0.870a |
1-3 | 31 | 37.8 | 51 | 62.2 | 0.90 (0.30, 2.67) | |
≥4 | 7 | 31.8 | 15 | 68.2 | 0.63 (0.16, 2.40) | |
Place of delivery | ||||||
Non-institutional | 22 | 42.3 | 30 | 57.7 | 1.00 | 0.238a |
Institutional | 22 | 31.9 | 47 | 68.1 | 0.64 (0.30, 1.35) | |
Type of delivery | ||||||
Normal | 33 | 42.3 | 45 | 57.7 | 1.00 | 0.067a |
Caesarean | 11 | 25.6 | 32 | 74.4 | 0.47 (0.21, 1.06) | |
Initiation of breastfeeding | ||||||
≤1 hour | 24 | 42.9 | 32 | 57.1 | 1.00 | 0.168a |
>1 hour | 20 | 30.8 | 45 | 69.2 | 0.59 (0.28, 1.25) | |
Received colostrum | ||||||
Yes | 43 | 37.1 | 73 | 62.9 | 1.00 | 0.652b |
No | 1 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 2.36 (0.25, 21.77) | |
Prelacteal feeding | ||||||
Yes | 9 | 39.1 | 14 | 60.9 | 1.00 | 0.759a |
No | 35 | 35.7 | 63 | 64.3 | 1.16 (0.45, 2.94) | |