Challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending the child welfare clinic at a regional hospital in Ghana: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Table 3 Logistic regression model of the significant factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)

Variables	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p - value	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p - value
Mother’s age (years)	1.08 (1.02, 1.15)	0.005	1.05 (0.98, 1.12)	0.194
Age of baby (months)	0.79 (0.70, 0.90)	0.000	0.82 (0.71, 0.95)	0.007
Educational level
None	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.999	0.00 (0.00, 0.00)	0.999
Basic	0.63 (0.30, 1.35)	0.235	0.50 (0.13, 1.92)	0.311
Secondary	1.01 (0.44, 2.34)	0.977	0.81 (.21, 3.22)	0.767
Tertiary	Reference		Reference
Occupation
Unemployed	Reference		Reference
Self-employed	3.50 (1.68, 7.29)	0.001	2.60 (1.09, 6.22)	0.032
Privately employed	3.05 (1.27, 7.32)	0.013	2.19 (0.81, 5.89)	0.121
Publicly employed	3.47 (1.34, 8.98)	0.010	1.26 (0.27, 5.82)	0.766

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