Table 6 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Aysaita woreda, Afar region, Ethiopia, 2015: Multivariate analysis

Residence

Urban

239

77.3

70

22.7

7.0 (4.9,10.0)**

5.7 (3.5,9.2)**

Rural

101

32.3

208

67.3

1

–

Educational status

Illiterate

183

48.8

192

51.2

1

–

Primary

106

62.4

64

37.6

1.7 (1.2,2.5)*

0.6 (0.4,0.9)*

Secondary & Above

51

69.9

22

30.1

2.4 (1.5,4.2)*

0.6 (0.3,0.9)

Knowledge

Good

212

70.3

92

29.7

3.613 (2.587,5.045)**

2.3 (1.6–3.5)**

Poor

122

39.6

186

60.4

1

–

Delivery place

Health facility

268

67.7

128

32.3

4.4 (3.1,6.2)**

1.7 (1.1,2.7)*

Home/At TBAs house

72

32.4

150

67.6

1

–

Parity

1

81

60.9

52

39.1

3.9 (2.3,6.9)**

2.2 (1.2,4.2)*

“2–4”

232

59.5

158

40.5

3.7 (2.267,6.034)**

1.9((1.1,3.5)*

5+

27

28.4

68

71.6

1

–

Mothers age

15–25

151

51

145

49

2.2 (1.0,4.7)

1.3 (0.6,3.5)

26–35

178

61.8

110

38.2

3.1 (1.6,7.2)

1.5 (0.6,3.7)

36–45 & above

11

32.4

23

67.6

1

–