Table 2 Bivariate analysis of cessation of breastfeeding at 1 year by maternal and infant factors
Characteristics | Ceased breastfeeding at 1 year | All (n = 235) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 85) | Yes (n = 150) | |||
Maternal age category | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.051 |
16–25 | 57 (67.1) | 81 (54.0) | 138 (58.7) | |
25 and more | 28 (32.9) | 69 (46.0) | 97 (41.3) | |
Mean ± Standard deviation | 24.3 ± 0.52 | 25.7 ± 0.39 | 25.2 ± 4.8 | 0.027 |
Maternal parity | 0.116 | |||
1 | 38 (44.7) | 57 (38.0) | 95 (40.4) | |
2 | 29 (34.1) | 42 (28.0) | 71 (30.2) | |
≥ 3 | 18 (21.1) | 51 (34.0) | 69 (29.4) | |
Initiation of breastfeeding on same-day as birth | < 0.01 | |||
No | 60 (70.6) | 148 (98.7) | 208 (88.5) | |
Yes | 25 (29.4) | 2 (1.3) | 27 (11.5) | |
Attended antenatal care during recent pregnancy | 0.020 | |||
Yes | 34 (40.0) | 62 (41.3) | 96 (40.8) | |
No | 38 (44.7) | 81 (54.0) | 119 (50.6) | |
Missing data | 13 (15.3) | 7 (4.7) | 20 (8.5) | |
Place of delivery | 0.690 | |||
Home | 2 (2.5) | 5 (3.4) | 7 (3.1) | |
Health facility | 79 (97.5) | 141 (96.6) | 220 (96.9) | |
Time of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis initiation | 0.040 | |||
< 6 weeks | 28 (32.9) | 79 (52.7) | 107 (45.5) | |
≥ 6 weeks | 57 (67.1) | 71 (47.3) | 128 (54.5) | |
Infant sex | 0.002 | |||
Female | 53 (62.3) | 61 (40.7) | 114 (48.5) | |
Male | 32 (37.6) | 84 (56.0) | 116 (49.4) | |
Missing data | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.3) | 5 (2.1) | |
Mothers ART regimen | 0.08 | |||
AZT based regimen | 7 (8.2) | 3 (2.0) | 10 (4.3) | |
TDF based regimen | 69 (81.2) | 136 (90.7) | 205 (87.2) | |
Other regimens | 6 (7.1) | 6 (4.0) | 12 (5.1) | |
Missing data | 3 (3.5) | 5 (3.3) | 8 (3.4) | |