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Table 2 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months among mothers without HIV and with HIV

From: Higher likelihood of 6-months exclusive breastfeeding among HIV infected than uninfected mothers: a household survey in Kenya

 

HIV uninfected mothers (n = 279)a

HIV infected mothers (n = 147)a

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

Adjusted Odds Ratio

Unadjusted Odds Ratio

Adjusted Odds Ratio

[OR](95% CI)

P-value

[OR](95% CI)

P-value

[OR](95% CI)

P- value

[OR] (95% CI)

P-value

Age

0.97 (0.93, 1.0)

0.097

0.96 (0.91, 1.0)

0.081

1.04 (1.00, 1.12)

0.128

1.04 (1.00, 1.12)

0.345

Marital status

 Married (monogamous)

1

   

1

 

1

 

 Married (polygamous)

0.40 (0.17, 1.00)

0.040

0.38 (0.20, 0.94)

0.036

1.07 (0.42, 2.72)

0.889

0.82 (0.30, 2.31)

0.701

 Single

2.04 (0.72, 5.90)

0.182

2.14 (0.63, 7.21)

0.222

0.36 (0.06, 2.22)

0.269

0.23 (0.02, 2.60)

0.234

 Widowed

1.79 (0.11, 29.0)

0.682

3.02 (0.20, 53.00)

0.463

1.20 (0.40, 4.20)

0.771

1.24 (0.32, 4.83)

0.759

Any antenatal care visit

0.43 (0.14, 1.33)

0.143

0.28 (0.10, 1.00)

0.048

1.90 (0.40, 9.80)

0.441

1.91 (0.30, 12.80)

0.505

Delivery care

 No assistance

1

   

1

   

 Skilled assistance

1.17 (0.61, 2.23)

0.633

0.97 (0.50, 2.00)

0.942

0.74 (0.30, 1.90)

0.528

0.89 (0.30, 2.63)

0.834

 Unskilled assistance

0.58 (0.30, 1.20)

0.122

0.46 (0.22, 1.00)

0.042

0.41 (0.20, 1.12)

0.081

0.55 (0.20, 1.72)

0.306

Received breastfeeding counseling at clinic

1.28 (0.80, 2.10)

0.322

1.41 (0.83, 2.41)

0.202

3.96 (1.40, 11.43)

0.011

3.68 (1.00, 13.70)

0.052

Initiation of breastfeeding

  < 1 h after delivery

1

       

 1 h - 1 day after delivery

0.67 (0.40, 1.17)

0.161

0.54 (0.30, 1.00)

0.049

0.84 (0.42, 1.70)

0.633

0.97 (0.50, 2.60)

0.952

  > 1 day after delivery

0.41 (0.10, 2.00)

0.270

0.32 (0.06, 1.84)

0.204

0.16 (0.02, 1.70)

0.121

0.24 (0.02, 2.90)

0.261

Knowledge of HIV transmission through premastication

1.16 (0.70, 2.02)

0.587

1.04 (0.60, 1.90)

0.896

1.75 (0.80, 4.13)

0.197

2.17 (0.81, 5.83)

0.123

  1. aAmong 279 HIV uninfected and 147 HIV infected mothers with available data at time point of interest