Table 3 Factors associated with time to cessation of breastfeeding, Cox’s Proportional Hazard model, EDHS 2011 (N = 5122)
Background characteristics | Categories | Hazards ratio | 95% CI) for hazards ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
Region (Dire Dawa) | Tigray | 1.15 | 0.92, 1.45 |
Affar | 0.99 | 0.80, 1.22 | |
Amhara | 1.31 | 1.05, 1.64 | |
Oromiya | 1.27 | 1.04, 1.54 | |
Somali | 1.01 | 0.82, 1.24 | |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 1.34 | 1.09, 1.65 | |
SNNPR | 1.17 | 0.94, 1.45 | |
Gambela | 0.96 | 0.75, 1.23 | |
Harari | 1.03 | 0.82, 1.30 | |
Addis Ababa | 1.06 | 0.81, 1.40 | |
Place of Residence (urban) | Rural | 1.03 | 0.88, 1.20 |
Maternal age (40 and higher) | ≤ 24 | 3.24 | 2.68, 3.90 |
25–29 | 2.30 | 1.96, 2.70 | |
30–34 | 1.94 | 1.67, 2.26 | |
35–39 | 1.45 | 1.25, 1.69 | |
Husband education (Secondary / Higher) | No education | 0.90 | 0.75, 1.09 |
Primary | 0.93 | 0.78, 1.11 | |
Mother education (Higher) | No education | 1.05 | 0.87, 1.26 |
Primary | 1.15 | 0.96, 1.39 | |
Secondary | 0.97 | 0.80, 1.17 | |
Religion (Traditional/Others) | Coptic orthodox | 0.86 | 0.68, 1.09 |
Protestant | 0.82 | 0.65, 1.04 | |
Muslim | 0.76 | 0.60, 0.96 | |
Wealth index (Richest) | Poorest | 1.27 | 1.08, 1.49 |
Poorer | 1.18 | 1.00, 1.39 | |
Middle | 1.07 | 0.90, 1.26 | |
Richer | 1.08 | 0.92, 1.27 | |
Sex of child (Female) | Male | 0.94 | 0.88, 1.01 |
Place of delivery (Health) | Home | 0.77 | 0.70, 0.84 |
Baby postnatal checkup (Yes) | No | 1.07 | 0.95, 1.22 |
Antenatal visits (4+) | 0 | 0.90 | 0.81, 0.99 |
1–3 | 1.04 | 0.94, 1.14 | |
Mode of delivery (Caesarian) | Normal | 0.85 | 0.67, 1.09 |
Type of birth (Multiple birth) | Single birth | 1.39 | 1.04, 1.85 |
Size of child at birth (Small) | Large | 0.80 | 0.73, 0.88 |
Average | 0.92 | 0.84, 0.99 | |
Employment status (Employed) | Not working | 1.26 | 1.16, 1.37 |
Parity (7+) | 1–2 | 0.56 | 0.48, 0.66 |
3–4 | 0.69 | 0.61, 0.78 | |
5–6 | 0.82 | 0.73, 0.92 |