Table 2 Bi-variate analysis of factors associated with cessation of exclusive breastfeeding
Characteristics | n = 973 | n = 115 | p-value | HR | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-EBF (%) | EBF (%) | ||||
Number of children | |||||
  > = 2 children | 378 (92.4) | 31 (7.6) | 0.005* | 1.20 | 1.06,1.37 |
  < 2 children | 595 (87.6) | 84 (12.4) |  |  |  |
Number of persons | |||||
  < = 5 persons | 577 (88.9) | 72 (11.1) | 0.50 | 1.05 | 0.92,1.19 |
  > 5 persons | 396 (90.2) | 43 (9.8) |  |  |  |
SES | |||||
 High | 361 (92.8) | 28 (7.2) | <0.001* | 1.30 | 1.14,1.48 |
 Low/Mod | 612 (87.5) | 87 (12.5) |  |  |  |
Family type | |||||
 Joint | 195 (94.7) | 11 (5.3) | 0.02* | 1.21 | 1.04,1.42 |
 Nuclear/Extended | 778 (88.2) | 104 (11.8) |  |  |  |
House type | |||||
 Pucca | 579 (91.9) | 51 (8.1) | 0.001* | 1.23 | 1.08,1.40 |
 Kutcha/Mixed | 394 (86.0) | 64 (14.0) |  |  |  |
Mother’s age | |||||
  > 20 years | 791 (90.0) | 88 (10.0) | 0.32 | 1.08 | 0.92,1.27 |
  < = 20 years | 182 (87.1) | 27 (12.9) |  |  |  |
Mother’s Education | |||||
 Education | 670 (90.8) | 68 (9.2) | 0.008* | 1.20 | 1.05,1.38 |
 No formal education | 303 (86.6) | 47 (13.4) |  |  |  |
Parity | |||||
 Multi | 651 (89.3) | 78 (10.7) | 0.75 | 0.98 | 0.86,1.12 |
 Primi | 322 (89.7) | 37 (10.3) |  |  |  |
Month of birthing | |||||
 Summer | 380 (91.8) | 34 (8.2) | 0.02* | 1.16 | 1.02,1.32 |
 Winter | 593 (88.0) | 81 (12.0) |  |  |  |
Abortion (previous) | |||||
 No | 852 (90.1) | 94 (9.9) | 0.83 | 0.98 | 0.81,1.19 |
 Yes | 121 (85.2) | 21 (14.8) |  |  |  |
Place of delivery | |||||
 Hospital | 954 (89.6) | 110 (10.4) | 0.29 | 1.28 | 0.81,2.01 |
 Home | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) |  |  |  |
Mode of delivery | |||||
 Vaginal | 822 (89.2) | 99 (10.8) | 0.11 | 0.87 | 0.73,1.03 |
 Instrumental/Cesarean | 151 (90.4) | 16 (9.6) |  |  |  |
Low Birth Weight | |||||
 No | 816 (89.7) | 94 (10.3) | 0.61 | 1.05 | 0.87,1.26 |
 Yes | 136 (89.5) | 16 (10.4) |  |  |  |
Child’s sex | |||||
 Male | 508 (89.8) | 58 (10.2) | 0.91 | 0.99 | 0.88,1.13 |
 Female | 465 (89.1) | 57 (10.9) |  |  |  |