Table 6 Early cessation of breastfeeding and associated factors among women in Debre Berhan town, 2015 (n = 548)

Age of mothers

15–19

1 (2.8)

35 (97.2)

0.1 (0.01, 0.8)*

0.1 (0.01, 0.85)*

20–24

9 (7)

119 (93)

0.3 (0.1, 0.7)

0.34 (0.12. 1.0)

25–29

24 (11.9)

177 (88.1)

0.5 (0.2, 1.0)

0.6 (0.3, 1.5)

30–34

24 (18.6)

105 (81.4)

0.8 (0.4, 1.7)

0.9 (0.4, 2.1)

≥35

12 (22.2)

42 (77.8)

1.0

1.0

Educational status

Illiterate

39 (19.3)

163 (80.7)

4.6 (2.1, 10.2)*

3.2 (1.2, 8.3)*

Read/write

10 (27.8)

26 (72.2)

7.4 (2.7, 20.5)

4.9 (1.5, 15.7)

Primary (1–8)

13 (8.8)

135 (91.2)

1.9 (0.7, 4.6)

1.6 (0.6, 4.5)

Secondary & above

8 (4.9)

154 (95.1)

1.0

1.0

Parity

1

16 (8.3)

176 (91.7)

0.3 (0.1, 0.6)*

1.3 (0.5, 3.2)

2–4

35 (12.8)

239 (87.2)

0.5 (0.3, 0.9)

1.0 (0.5, 2.0)

5+

19 (23.2)

63 (76.8)

1.0

Antenatal care

Yes

453 (87.8)

63 (12.2)

1.0

No

24 (77.4)

7 (22.6)

2.1 (0.9, 50

Advice during antenatal care about breastfeeding

Yes

19 (7.8)

225 (92.2)

1.0

1.0

No

51 (16.8)

253 (83.2)

2.4 (1.4, 4.2)*

1.9 (1.0–3.4)*

Place of delivery

Home

10 (11.5)

77 (88.5)

0.9 (0.4, 1.8)

Health institution

60 (13)

401 (87)

1.0

Advice during postnatal care about breastfeeding

Yes

34 (11.2)

269 (88.8)

1.0

No

36 (14.7)

209 (85.3)

1.4 (0.8, 2.2)