Table 4 Crude and adjusted odds ratios of the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of infants aged less than 6 months in Dubti town, 2015

 Yes

257 (83.2)

4.18 (1.78, 9.85)*

5.46 (1.93, 15.41)*

 No

13(54.2)

1

1

 Yes

232 (85.0)

3.28 (1.76, 6.10)**

1.76 (0.85, 3.65)

 No

38 (63.3)

1

1

 No

33 (63.5)

1

1

 Yes

237 (84.3)

3.10 (1.62, 5.94)*

2.03 (0.95, 4.32)

 <2

66 (94.3)

1.58 (0.88, 2.85)*

7.03 (2.16, 22.88)*

 2–3

133 (80.6)

6.28 (2.08, 18.89)

1.56 (0.79, 3.05)

 4–6

71 (72.4)

1

1

 Housewife

238 (85.3)

3.99 (2.11, 7.54)**

4.81 (2.30, 10.06)**

 Other^a

32 (59.3)

1

1

 No

145 (89.5)

3.14 (1.71, 5.75)**

3.88 (1.88, 7.99)**

 Yes

125 (73.1)

1

1