Table 4 Determinants of EBF practice among mothers with infants less than 6 months of age in Hawassa Tabor Sub-city, 2016
Variables | EBFn (%) | NEBF n (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infant gender (n = 529) | ||||
Male | 169 (52.5) | 88 (42.5) | 1.49 (1.05,2.1)* | 1.41 (0.92,2.15) |
Female | 153 (47.5) | 119 (57.5) | 1 | 1 |
Infant age in months (n = 529) | ||||
0–1.9 | 138 (42.9) | 55 (26.6) | 3.24 (2.04,5.15)** | 3.59 (2.07,6.2)** |
2–3.9 | 126 (39.1) | 77 (37.2) | 2.11 (1.35,3.3)* | 2.08 (1.23,3.5)* |
4–5.9 | 58 (18) | 75 (36.2) | 1 | 1 |
Marital status (n = 529) | ||||
Married | 298 (92.5) | 177 (85.5) | 2.1 (1.19,3.71)* | 2.04 (1.03,4.06)* |
Single | 24 (7.5) | 30 (14.5) | 1 | 1 |
Maternal education status (n = 529) | ||||
Illiterate | 31 (9.6) | 20 (9.7) | 1.46 (0.7,2.7) | 1.44 (0.57,3.62) |
Primary education | 124 (38.5) | 63 (30.4) | 1.85 (1.2, 2.8)* | 1.50 (0.79,2.85) |
Secondary education | 79 (24.5) | 41 (19.8) | 1.81 (1.12,2.9)* | 1.09 (0.55,2.16) |
College and above | 88 (27.3) | 83 (40.1) | 1 | 1 |
Maternal occupation (n = 529) | ||||
Housewife | 208 (64.6) | 95 (45.9) | 2.15 (1.5,3.07)** | 2.57 (1.34,4.9)* |
Employee | 114 (35.4) | 112 (54.1) | 1 | |
Maternal income source (n = 357) | ||||
Salary | 71 (22) | 65 (31.4) | 1 | 1 |
Husband | 19 (59.3) | 100 (48.3) | 1.74 (1.15,2.64)* | 0.83 (0.39,1.77) |
Self-business | 60 (18.6) | 42 (20.3) | 1.3 (0.77,2.19) | 1.31 (0.63,2.7) |
Place of delivery (n = 529) | ||||
Home | 33 (10.2) | 80 (38.6) | 1 | 1 |
Health facility | 289 (89.8) | 127 (61.4) | 5.5 (3.4,8.7)** | 8.8 (5.04,15.4)** |
Type of delivery (n = 529) | ||||
Normal vaginal | 249 (77.3) | 135 (65.2) | 1.81 (1.23,2.6)* | 2.8 (1.7,4.6)** |
Caesarian section | 73 (22.7) | 72 (34.8) | 1 | 1 |
Breast complication (n = 490) | ||||
Yes | 45 (14) | 66 (31.9) | 1 | 1 |
No | 289 (89.8) | 90 (43.5) | 2.88 (1.87,4.42)* | 2.5 (1.5,4.1)** |
BF is alone enough for six months | ||||
Yes | 307 (95.3) | 12 (5.8) | 3.00 (1.59,5.9)* | 2.57 (1.34,4.9)* |
No | 15 (4.7) | 180 (87) | 1 | 1 |
Information on optimal breastfeeding (n = 529) | ||||
Yes | 278 (86.3) | 149 (72) | 2.45 (1.58,3.8)** | 1.66 (0.85,3.25) |
No | 44 (13.7) | 58 (28) | 1 | 1 |
Antenatal care (n = 529) | ||||
No | 101 (31.4) | 96 (46.4) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 221 (68.6) | 111 (53.6) | 1.89 (1.31,2.7)* | 0.92 (0.53,1.6) |