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Table 5 Multivariate determinants of exclusive breastfeeding (n = 190)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among Ghanaian rural lactating mothers

Variable

B

AOR (95 % CI)

p-value

Child younger than 3 months

2.49

12.02 (4.44, 32.54)

<0.001

High maternal level of education

1.24

3.47 (1.55, 7.75)

0.002

High level of maternal knowledge of EBF

1.77

5.87 (2.59, 13.26)

<0.001

Positive maternal attitude

0.63

1.88 (0.69, 5.11)

0.216

  1. Nagelkerke R square = 0.495