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Table 3 Independent predictors of exclusive breastfeeding for both employed and unemployed mothers (Full model) in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, October, 2015

From: Exclusive breastfeeding and mothers’ employment status in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Variables

Exclusive breastfeeding

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% C.I)

p-value

Yes

No

Birth Interval

 1–2 years

131

276

0.73 (0.53,1.02)

0.72 (.50, 1.05)

0.085

 3 and above

95

147

1

1

Knowledge

 Poor knowledge

19

106

0.27(0.16, 0.46)

0.437 (0.245, 0.779)

0.005

 Good knowledge

207

317

1

1

Place of birth

 Home

12

55

0.38 (0.20, 0.72)

0.53 (0.26, 1.09)

0.084

 Health center

214

368

1

1

Marital status

 Married

215

366

3.04 (1.56, 5.93)

1.88 (0.91,3.89

0.087

 Unmarried

11

57

1

1

Employment status

 Unemployed

160

173

3.50 (2.48, 4.95)

3.43 (2.38, 4.95)

.0001

 Employed

66

250

1

1

Attitude towards EBF

 Poor Attitude

6

103

0.84 (0.04, 0.20)

0.13 (0.05, 0.31)

.0001

 Good Attitude

220

319

1

1

  1. EBF exclusive breastfeeding, COR Crude odds ratio and AOR adjusted odds ratio