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Table 2 Factors associated with non-exclusive breastfeeding of infants less than 6 months

From: Uncovering the barriers to exclusive breastfeeding for mothers living in Dhaka’s slums: a mixed method study

Independent variables

OR (95% CI)

p - value

Adjusted odds Ratio (95% CI)

p - value

Age of infants

 0–60 days

Reference

   

 61–120 days

5.56 (3.14,9.85)

0.00

6.42 (3.42,12.07)

0.00

 121–180 days

28.46 (12.96,62.48)

0.00

45.6 (18.33,113.45)

0.00

Child gender

 Female

Reference

   

 Male

0.84 (0.54,1.31)

0.44

0.81 (0.46,1.45)

0.48

Maternal age

  ≥ 18 years

Reference

   

  < 18 years

0.92 (0.37,2.28)

0.86

0.39 (0.12,1.22)

0.10

Maternal education

 No formal education

Reference

   

 Primary complete

1.15 (0.69,1.93)

0.58

1.82 (0.91,3.63)

0.09

 Secondary or higher

0.83 (0.46,1.49)

0.54

2 (0.89,4.51)

0.10

Antenatal visits

 4 or more visits

Reference

   

 No or < 4 visits

1.68(1.02,2.76)

0.04

1.41 (0.72,2.76)

0.31

Planning for EBF

 Planned EBF during pregnancy

Reference

   

 Did not plan EBF

2.9(1.17,7.21)

0.02

4.06 (1.09,15.12

0.04

Mode of delivery

 Normal vaginal delivery

Reference

   

 CS

1.24(0.74,2.08)

0.41

2.76 (1.34,5.69)

0.01

Prelacteal history

 No prelacteal

Reference

   

 Prelacteal given

1.79(1.15,2.8)

0.01

2.53 (1.4,4.58)

0.00

Maternal Dietary Diversity (MDD)

 Acceptable dietary diversity (> = 5 groups)

Reference

   

 Low DD (<  5 food groups)

1.54(0.99,2.4)

0.06

1.55 (0.87,2.78)

0.14

 Asset score

0.73(0.58,0.9)

0.00

0.81 (0.59,1.1)

0.18

HH income

  < 10,000 BDT

    

 10,000–20,000 BDT

0.6(0.34,1.07)

0.08

0.48 (0.22,1.03)

0.06

  > 20,000 BDT

0.53(0.27,1.04)

0.06

0.38 (0.14,1.04)

0.06

  1. OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval