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Table 6 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women

From: Infant feeding knowledge, perceptions and practices among women with and without HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa: a survey in healthcare facilities

Factors

Adjusted odds ratios

95% confidence intervals

p-value

Maternal age (per year)

1.09

0.98, 1.21

0.098

Infant age (per month)

0.59

0.38, 0.94

0.025

HIV-infected

1.94

0.44, 8.62

0.382

Not married or cohabiting

0.19

0.05, 0.77

0.020

Employed

0.08

0.02, 0.35

0.001

General knowledge score (per unit increase)

2.18

1.52, 3.12

< 0.001

HIV-related knowledge score (per unit increase)

0.74

0.50, 1.10

0.135

  1. Chi-square = 50.40; R 2 = 0.402; Log likelihood ratio = – 37.48