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Table 3 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice among participants (n = 648) in Addis Ababa public health centers, 2011

From: Factors associated exclusive breastfeeding practices of urban women in Addis Ababa public health centers, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

EBF (Yes)

EBF (No)

Crude Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

Maternal occupation

Working

45

144

1.00

 

Not working

133

276

0.67 (0.46, 0.96)

 

Maternal income

Low

130

319

2.41 (1.13, 5.19)*

1.97 (0.91,4.31)

Middle

29

58

1.97 (1.02, 3.78)*

2.49 (1.06, 5.88)*

High

12

58

1.00

1.00

Place of work

Home

40

141

0.59 (0.39, 0.89)*

 

Outside home/both

146

307

1.00

 

Antenatal counseling about breastfeeding

Yes

156

307

2.50 (1.59, 3.93)**

1.99 (1.16, 3.43)*

No

28

138

1.00

1.00

Mode of delivery

Vaginal

158

321

2.11 (1.21, 3.64)**

2.40 (1.25, 4.61)**

C - section

18

77

1.00

1.00

Place of birth

Health center

121

224

3.00 (1.42, 6.3)**

 

Gov. hospital

41

120

1.89 (0.86,4.19)

 

Private health facility

15

51

1.63 (0.66,4.08)

 

Home

9

50

1.00

 

Postnatal counseling about infant feeding

Yes

154

278

2.91 (1.89, 4.45)**

2.12 (1.28, 3.54)**

No

32

168

1.00

1.00

  1. Variables adjusted for in multivariate analysis: maternal age, maternal occupation, maternal income, number of children, place of work, place of ANC, ANC counseling about breastfeeding, mode of delivery, place of birth, postnatal counseling about infant feeding
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01