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Table 2 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice in the rural population of Northwest Ethiopia, 2009-2011

From: Effects of antenatal care and institutional delivery on exclusive breastfeeding practice in northwest Ethiopia: a nested case–control study

Variables

Exclusive breastfeeding

  

Cases

Controls

Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)  

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

n (%)

n (%)

  

Educational status of mother

    

 Illiterate

358 (28.1)

916 (71.9)

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 Read, write and primary education

86 (35.4)

157 (64.6)

1.66 (1.25, 2.19)

1.21 (0.79, 1.83)

 Secondary and above

99 (39.3)

153 (60.7)

1.18 (0.82, 1.70)

1.01 (0.64, 1.57)

Mothers' occupation

    

 Farmer

13 (56.5)

10 (43.5)

1.56 (0.61, 3.99)

2.57 (0.93, 7.13)

 Own business

35 (45.5)

42 (54.5)

3.13 (1.36, 7.19)

3.06 (1.29, 7.25)

 Housewife

458 (29.4)

1102 (70.6)

2.53 (1.01, 6.32)

3.41 (1.28, 9.11)

 Othera

37 (33.9)

72 (66.1)

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Place of residence

    

 Urban

212 (39.2)

188 (60.8)

1.58 (1.23, 2.04)

1.12 (0.78, 1.61)

 Rural

422 (29.9)

1038 (71.1)

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Bank account

    

 Yes

155 (48.4)

165 (51.6)

2.57 (2.00, 3.29)

2.35 (1.80, 3.07)

 No

388 (26.8)

1061 (73.2)

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Antenatal care

    

 Yes

180 (39.4)

277 (60.6)

1.70 (1.36, 2.12)

1.32 (1.01, 1.73)

 No

363 (27.7)

949 (72.3)

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Place of delivery

    

 Health institution

197 (36.4)

344 (63.6)

1.48 (1.18, 1.81)

1.29 (1.02, 1.62)

 Home

346 (28.2)

882 (71.8)

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  1. aStudent and unemployed
  2. CI Confidence Interval