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Table 4 Predictors for exclusively or predominantly breastfeeding and early initiation of breastfeeding among Saharawi children (n 111)

From: Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age

Dependent variablesa

Predictor Variables

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

 

p

 

p

Exclusivley or

Age (months)

0.71 (0.55, 0.93)

0.011

0.70 (0.53, 0.92)

0.011

predominantley breastfeeding

Early initiationb

3.27 (1.27, 8.38)

0.014

3.20 (1.20, 8.54)

0.020

Early initiation of breastfeeding

Birthplacec

0.31 (0.14, 0.70)

0.005

0.42 (0.18, 0.99)

0.047

 

Number of children (n)

1.52 (1.16, 2.00)

0.003

1.41 (1.07, 1.87)

0.015

  1. a n=109 for the dependent variable exclusively and/or predominantly breastfeeding. Tested with logistic regression. b Categories for early initiation to breastfeeding: 0 = no, 1 = yes. c Categories for birthplace: 0 = at home/health station, 1 = hospital