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Table 5 Multivariate analysis of exclusive breastfeeding among employed mothers 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% CI)

p - value

Yes

No

Parity

 1–2 children

130

46

1

1

0.085

 3 and above

120

20

2.12 (1.19, 3.79)

3.48 (1.79, 6.78)

0.0001

Knowledge on BF

 Good knowledge

61

192

1

1

 

 Poor knowledge

5

58

0.27 (0.10, 0.71)

0.30 (0.11, 0.80)

0.016

Social support

 Yes

58

26

1

1

 

 No

194

40

2.17 (1.26, 4.01)

3.46 (1.78, 6.72)

0.0001

Place of birth

 Home

31

3

1

1

 

 Health center

219

63

0.34 (0.10, 1.14)

0.36 (0 .10, 1.28)

0.115

Wealth

 Lower

13

71

1

1

 

 Medium

24

85

0.593 (0.288,1.223

0.38 (0.17, 0.85)

0.018*

 Higher

29

94

0.915 (0.495, 1.693)

1.00 (0.52, 1.93)

0.997

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