Table 2 Risks for unsuccessful exclusive breastfeeding practices for first 42 days infants’ life, West Bengal, India, 2017–2019 (N = 306)
Characteristics | Outcome | Relative Risk | 95% Confidence Interval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unsuccessful EBF (163) | Successful EBF (143) | ||||||
n | % | n | % | ||||
Mother’s education | Illiterate (35) | 18 | 51.4 | 17 | 48.6 | 1.2 | 0.6, 2.1 |
Primary to high school (247) | 135 | 54.7 | 112 | 45.3 | 1.3 | 0.8, 2.1 | |
Higher secondary till post graduate (24) | 10 | 47.5 | 14 | 52.5 | 1 | ||
Father the major earner of family | No (201) | 134 | 66.7 | 67 | 33.3 | 2.4 | 1.7, 3.3 |
Yes (105) | 29 | 27.6 | 76 | 72.4 | |||
Mothers who believe that effect of breastfeeding is longstanding | No | 68 | 77.3 | 20 | 22.7 | 1.8 | 1.5, 2.1 |
Yes | 95 | 43.6 | 123 | 54.4 | |||
Mothers who believe that locally available food can be started from 2 to 3 months onwards | Yes (58) | 40 | 69 | 18 | 31 | 1.4 | 1.1, 1.7 |
No (248) | 123 | 49.6 | 125 | 50.4 | |||
Mothers who heard breastfeeding reduces chance of breast related disease | No | 135 | 65.5 | 71 | 34.5 | 2.3 | 1.6, 3.2 |
Yes | 28 | 28 | 72 | 72 | |||