Table 3 Predictors of non-exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of infants of age 0–5 months (n = 514), Sorro District, Southern Ethiopia, Aug 2015
Variable | Non exclusive breastfeeding | COR(95 % CI) | AOR(95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Antenatal care | ||||
yes | 121 (36.5) | 211 (63.5) | 1 | 1 |
no | 123 (67.6) | 59(32.4) | 3.63 (2.48, 5.33)*** | 2.60 (1.64, 4.10)*** |
Postnatal care | ||||
yes | 127 (38.4) | 204 (61.6) | 1 | 1 |
no | 117 (63.9) | 66 (36.1) | 2.85 (1.96, 4.14)*** | 1.90 (1.19, 3.04)* |
Current marital status | ||||
married | 223 (46.0) | 262 (54.0) | 1 | 1 |
unmarrieda | 21 (72.4) | 8 (27.6) | 3.08 (1.34, 7.10)** | 3.85 (1.44, 10.27)** |
Colostrum discarded | ||||
yes | 101 (59.8) | 68 (40.2) | 1 | 1 |
no | 143 (41.5) | 202 (58.5) | 0.47 (0.33, 0.69)** | 0.61 (0.40, 1.03) |
Time of initiation of breastfeeding | ||||
within 1 h | 109 (37.5) | 182 (62.5) | 1 | 1 |
after 1 h | 135 (60.5) | 88 (39.5) | 2.56 (1.79, 3.67)*** | 2.11 (1.37, 3.24)*** |
Index infant’s age | ||||
0–1 m | 27 (22.7) | 92 (77.3) | 1 | 1 |
2–3 m | 102 (45.5) | 122 (54.5) | 2.85 (1.72, 4.71)*** | 3.63 (2.06, 6.36)*** |
4–5 m | 115 (67.2) | 56 (32.8) | 6.99 (4.09, 11.94)*** | 10.29 (5.60, 18.92)*** |
Place of delivery | ||||
home | 212 (50.7) | 206 (49.3) | 2.06 (1.29, 3.28)** | 0.92 (0.28, 3.08) |
health facility | 32 (33.3) | 64 (66.7) | 1 | 1 |
Delivery assistance | ||||
Health professional | 30 (32.3) | 63 (67.7) | 1 | 1 |
Traditional birth attendant | 198 (51.7) | 185 (48.3) | 2.25 (1.39, 3.63)*** | 1.58 (0.46, 5.51) |
Other | 22 (57.9) | 16 (42.1) | 1.53 (0.70, 3.32) | 1.59 (0.40, 6.40) |
Mother’s educational status | ||||
no education | 153 (51.9) | 142 (48.1) | 2.03 (0.88, 4.71)* | 2.02 (0.77, 5.32) |
read and write only | 37 (46.8) | 42 (53.2) | 1.66 (0.66, 4.18) | 1.53 (0.52, 4.50) |
primary | 45 (39.5) | 69 (60.5) | 1.23 (0.50, 3.00) | 1.27 (0.45, 3.56) |
secondary and above | 9 (34.6) | 17 (65.4) | 1 | 1 |