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Table 4 Obstetric and sociocultural factors influencing EBF in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, 2018 (N = 225)

From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of infants aged 6 to 12 months in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe

Variable

Non-EBF

n = 144

EBF

n = 81

OR (95% CI)

p - value

Place of birth:

 Home

2a

5

1

 

 Health facility

142

76

0.21 (0.04, 1.12)

0.05

Mode of delivery

 Cesarean

19

15

1

 

 Vaginal/assisted

124

66

0.67 (0.32, 1.41)

0.29

Baby breastfed in the first hour of birth

 No

64

26

1

 

 Yes

83

56

1.66 (0.94, 2.93)

0.08

Visited Antenatal Clinic

 No

7

3a

1

 

 Yes

137

78

0.75 (0.19, 3.00)

0.69

Religion

 Apostolic

67

28

1

 

 Other

77

53

1.65 (0.94, 2.90)

0.08

Treated depressed fontanel using traditional remedies (inkanda)

 Yes

70

29

1

 

 No

74

52

1.70 (0.97, 2.97)

0.06

Any breastfeeding problems up to 6 months

 Yes

14

5

1

 

 No

130

76

1.64 (0.57, 4.72)

0.36

  1. aCell count is < 5, Chi-square test may not be valid
  2. Chi-square test of association was used to obtain p - values and Odds ratios