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Table 4 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding during hospital stay in the semi-rural population

From: Factors associated with a low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding during hospital stay in urban and semi-rural areas of southern Vietnam

Characteristics

 

Yes (n = 1823)

 

No (n = 635)

 

Unadjusted

  

Adjusted

 

n

Frequency (%)

n

Frequency (%)

OR

(95% CI)

p

OR

(95% CI)

p

Household wealth (Ref: 1st quintile)

1821

 

634

   

0.217

  

0.444

 2nd quintile

 

803 (44)

 

305 (48)

0.85

(0.71, 1.02)

 

0.94

(0.76, 1.16)

 

 3rd quintile

 

42 (2)

 

14 (2)

0.97

(0.53, 1.86)

 

1.43

(0.71, 3.06)

 

Mother

 Primiparous

1821

1085 (60)

634

407 (64)

0.82

(0.68, 0.99)

0.040

0.79

(0.62, 1.02)

0.071

 Age a (years)

1822

24 (21, 29)

635

25 (22, 29)

0.98

(0.96, 1.00)

0.024

0.99

(0.96, 1.01)

0.234

 Ethnic: Other (Ref: Kinh)

1820

4 (<  1)

634

1 (<  1)

1.39

(0.21, 27.30)

0.759

1.10

(0.16, 21.69)

0.929

 High education

1821

394 (22)

634

167 (26)

0.77

(0.63, 0.95)

0.016

0.91

(0.69, 1.22)

0.531

 Currently married

1821

1811 (99)

634

629 (99)

1.44

(0.45, 4.07)

0.517

1.19

(0.05, 43.13)

0.920

 In-paid employment mother

1821

1238 (68)

634

450 (71)

0.87

(0.71, 1.06)

0.159

0.87

(0.69, 1.08)

0.203

 Living with others

1819

1806 (99)

633

628 (99)

1.11

(0.35, 2.95)

0.850

0.25

(0.01, 3.56)

0.359

 Complication during pregnancy

1823

212 (12)

635

97 (15)

0.73

(0.56, 0.95)

0.019

0.86

(0.65, 1.16)

0.325

 HIV and/or Hepatitis B infection

1823

14 (1)

635

9 (1)

0.54

(0.23, 1.30)

0.161

0.70

(0.28, 1.93)

0.475

Father

 Ethnic: Other (Ref: Kinh)

1820

3 (<  1)

633

2 (<  1)

0.52

(0.09, 3.96)

0.488

0.57

(0.09, 4.75)

0.570

 High education

1821

495 (27)

633

203 (32)

0.79

(0.65, 0.96)

0.020

0.96

(0.74, 1.26)

0.778

 In-paid employment father

1821

1818 (100)

633

631 (100)

1.92

(0.25, 11.62)

0.488

2.24

(0.29, 13.85)

0.402

Infant

 Premature at birth

1823

32 (2)

635

18 (3)

0.61

(0.35, 1.12)

0.109

0.72

(0.38, 1.44)

0.346

 Male

1823

925 (51)

635

330 (52)

0.95

(0.79, 1.14)

0.594

1.03

(0.85, 1.26)

0.744

 Caesarean section

1823

25 (1)

635

137 (22)

0.05

(0.03, 0.08)

<  0.001

0.05

(0.03, 0.08)

<  0.001

 Low birthweight

1823

75 (4)

635

35 (6)

0.74

(0.49, 1.12)

0.151

0.77

(0.50, 1.23)

0.276

 Neonatal complication at birth

1823

21 (1)

635

36 (6)

0.19

(0.11, 0.33)

<  0.001

0.25

(0.14, 0.46)

<  0.001

  1. adescribed in median (interquartile)
  2. OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. OR, 95% CI and p values were estimated using univariable (unadjusted) and multivariable (adjusted) logistic regression models
  3. High education: completed lower secondary school (> 9 years of education), Premature at birth: gestational age at birth < 37 weeks, Low birthweight: birthweight < 2500 g
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