Table 3 Predictors and barriers to exclusive breastfeedinga
From: Predictors and barriers to breastfeeding in north of Jordan: could we do better?
Variable | EBF at birth (n = 253) n (%) | p value | Adjusted OR 95% CI | EBF at 6 mon (n = 167) n (%) | p value | Adjusted OR 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | ||||||
≤ 30 (313) | 151 (48) | 0.53 | 0.87 (0.57,1.34) | 102 (33) | 0.78 | 0.93 (0.59,1.50) |
> 30 (187) | 102 (54) | 65 (35) | ||||
Parity | ||||||
Multi (385) | 209 (54) | 0.25 | 1.36 (0.81,2.28) | 140 (36) | 0.01 | 2.26 (1.2,4.28) |
Primi (115) | 44 (38) | 27 (24) | ||||
Previous EBF | ||||||
Yes (204) | 152 (75) | 0.0001 | 5.98 (3.78,9.43) | 117 (57) | 0.0001 | 7.91 (4.69,13.36) |
No (296) | 101 (34) | 50 (17) | ||||
Mother’s employment | ||||||
Yes (120) | 49 (41) | 0.67 | 0.9 (0.57,1.4) | 18 (15) | 0.002 | 0.4 (0.22,0.72) |
No (380) | 204 (54) | 149 (39) | ||||
Mode of delivery | ||||||
C/S (191) | 79 (41) | 0.005 | 0.56 (0.37,0.84) | 46 (24) | 0.009 | 0.55 (0.35,0.86) |
Vaginal (309) | 174 (56) | 121 (39) | ||||
NICU admission | ||||||
Yes (85) | 30 (35) | 0.01 | 0.5 (0.29,0.85) | 16 (19) | 0.01 | 0.44 (0.23,0.82) |
No (415) | 223 (54) | 151 (36) | ||||