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Table 5 Multinomial logistic regression using “breastfeeding for > 10 weeks” as reference category for Model 4

From: The role of prenatal food insecurity on breastfeeding behaviors: findings from the United States pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system

 

Breastfeeding <  1 week, RRR (95% CI)

Breastfeeding 1–3 weeks, RRR (95% CI)

Breastfeeding 4–6 weeks, RRR (95% CI)

Breastfeeding 7–9 weeks, RRR (95% CI)

Food insecurity

 Food secure (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Food insecure

0.92 (0.61, 1.37)

0.93 (0.72, 1.20)

0.65** (0.50, 0.85)

1.03 (0.79, 1.34)

Maternal age

 20–24 years old

0.95 (0.60, 1.48)

1.64** (1.23, 2.20)

1.36* (1.04, 1.77)

1.21 (0.91, 1.62)

 25–29 years old

0.69 (0.45, 1.07)

1.25 (0.95, 1.64)

1.04 (0.82, 1.33)

0.97 (0.74, 1.28)

 30–34 years old

0.65 (0.41, 1.03)

1.03 (0.78, 1.37)

0.85 (0.66, 1.09)

0.87 (0.66, 1.14)

 35+ years old (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Income

 $0–$22,000

1.40 (0.76, 2.58)

1.21 (0.86, 1.72)

1.14 (0.83, 1.57)

1.53* (1.08, 2.17)

 $22,001-37,000

0.95 (0.52, 1.73)

1.00 (0.72, 1.40)

0.89 (0.66, 1.20)

1.31 (0.95, 1.82)

 $37,001-52,000

1.35 (0.75, 2.42)

1.13 (0.81, 1.56)

0.96 (0.71, 1.30)

1.14 (0.81, 1.59)

 $52,001-67,000

0.95 (0.47, 1.93)

1.17 (0.83, 1.67)

1.01 (0.73, 1.39)

0.90 (0.61, 1.33)

 $67,001+ (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Marital status

 Married

0.70* (0.51, 0.96)

0.78** (0.64, 0.94)

0.83* (0.69, 0.99)

0.77** (0.63, 0.94)

 Not married (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Years of maternal education

 0–11 years

3.71** (1.98, 6.96)

2.73** (1.93, 3.85)

2.79** (2.01, 3.88)

2.11** (1.48, 3.02)

 12 years

5.18** (3.08, 8.70)

3.03** (2.29, 4.00)

3.36** (2.60, 4.34)

2.53** (1.91, 3.35)

 13–15 years

3.14** (1.92, 5.13)

2.14** (1.66, 2.76)

2.28** (1.81, 2.87)

2.13** (1.66, 2.74)

 16+ years (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Race/ethnicity

 NH White (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Hispanic

0.61* (0.39, 0.96)

0.95 (0.74, 1.23)

1.00 (0.78, 1.26)

1.05 (0.81, 1.35)

 NH Black

0.46 (0.21, 1.00)

0.81 (0.54, 1.21)

1.01 (0.70, 1.44)

1.02 (0.69, 1.50)

 NH Native American

0.97 (0.56, 1.68)

0.87 (0.59, 1.28)

0.75 (0.50, 1.12)

0.91 (0.61, 1.35)

 NH Other

0.52 (0.26, 1.04)

0.66* (0.44, 0.98)

0.54** (0.35, 0.82)

0.65* (0.42, 0.99)

 NH Asian

0.27 (0.07, 1.10)

0.79 (0.48, 1.31)

1.11 (0.75, 1.66)

1.24 (0.81, 1.91)

 Unknown Race

0.62 (0.19, 2.02)

0.63 (0.31, 1.27)

0.87 (0.49, 1.55)

0.48 (0.21, 1.11)

Insurance type

 Private insurance (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Government insurance

1.13 (0.76, 1.66)

1.00 (0.79, 1.26)

0.86 (0.68, 1.07)

1.03 (0.80, 1.31)

 Other insurance

1.05 (0.31, 3.53)

1.46 (0.80, 2.69)

0.79 (0.40, 1.60)

1.11 (0.55, 2.22)

 No insurance

0.79 (0.49, 1.27)

0.84 (0.64, 1.12)

0.72* (0.55, 0.95)

1.09 (0.82, 1.43)

HCW talked about breastfeeding before birth

0.75 (0.52, 1.09)

1.39* (1.07, 1.81)

1.00 (0.80, 1.24)

1.42* (1.09, 1.85)

 No (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

11.00

On WIC during pregnancy

1.43* (1.01, 2.02)

1.23 (1.00, 1.51)

1.27* (1.04, 1.55)

0.95 (0.77, 1.17)

 No (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

11.00

Experienced postpartum depression

0.93 (0.61, 1.41)

1.50** (1.19, 1.89)

1.32* (1.05, 1.65)

1.14 (0.89, 1.47)

 No (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

11.00

Number of stresses in 12 months before birth

1.00 (0.93, 1.07)

0.97 (0.93, 1.01)

1.02 (0.98, 1.06)

1.00 (0.96, 1.05)

Wanted to be pregnant

 Then (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Later

1.24 (0.86, 1.78)

1.10 (0.89, 1.35)

0.99 (0.80, 1.22)

1.08 (0.87, 1.34)

 Sooner

1.09 (0.69, 1.72)

0.99 (0.77, 1.28)

1.16 (0.92, 1.45)

0.92 (0.71, 1.20)

 Never

1.99** (1.25, 3.16)

0.83 (0.58, 1.19)

1.05 (0.77, 1.45)

0.73 (0.49, 1.06)

 Unsure

1.10 (0.73, 1.66)

1.04 (0.81, 1.33)

1.15 (0.91, 1.45)

1.02 (0.79, 1.31)

Vaginal delivery (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

1.31 (0.96, 1.77)

1.60** (1.34, 1.92)

1.27** (1.07, 1.51)

1.10 (0.91, 1.33)

Kotelchuck Index

 Inadequate

0.89 (0.56, 1.41)

1.05 (0.81, 1.37)

0.83 (0.64, 1.08)

1.05 (0.79, 1.38)

 Intermediate

0.94 (0.60, 1.48)

0.93 (0.71, 1.21)

0.90 (0.70, 1.16)

0.98 (0.74, 1.30)

 Adequate

0.88 (0.65, 1.20)

0.73** (0.61, 0.88)

0.70** (0.59, 0.84)

0.97 (0.80, 1.17)

 Adequate Plus (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Hospital baby stay length

 0–2 days (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 3–5 days

1.09 (0.79, 1.50)

1.03 (0.85, 1.26)

1.24* (1.03, 1.50)

1.16 (0.94, 1.44)

 6 + days

0.73 (0.46, 1.14)

1.14 (0.89, 1.45)

1.84** (1.49, 2.27)

2.12** (1.69, 2.66)

Smoking at time of survey

2.59** (1.88, 3.57)

2.74** (2.22, 3.38)

2.46** (2.01, 3.02)

2.12** (1.69, 2.65)

No (Ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. Note. CI confidence interval, HCW healthcare worker, NH non-Hispanic, RRR relative risk ratio, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. The sample size is N = 9239