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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression model of the predictors of exclusive breastfeeding

From: Prevalence and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among adolescent mothers from Quito, Ecuador: a cross-sectional study

Variable

AORa

95 % CI

p-value

Knowledge of EBF definition

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

1.73

1.003, 2.98

0.049

Know that breastfeeding helps to prevent breast cancer

   

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

5.40

1.19, 24.56

0.029

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. aVariables included in the model: Occupation, marital status, advice about breastfeeding, type of birth, knowledge the meaning of EBF, know that breastfeeding helps to prevent breast cancer
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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