Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months: four consecutive surveys in a tertiary hospital in Lithuania

Table 2 Factors at 2–4 days and 6 weeks after childbirth determining exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6 weeks using the Backward method (N = 275)^a

Times	Factors	B	p	OR	95% CI
2–4 days postpartum	Amniotomy for labor induction	−1.792	0.02	0.17	0.04, 0.80
2–4 days postpartum	Breastfeeding on demand	1.402	0.04	2.84	0.97, 8.28
6 weeks postpartum	Pacifier use	−5.049	0.00**	0.01	0.00, 0.02

Note: p ≤ .05 represents statistical significance
Abbreviations: B Regression coefficient, OR Odds ratio (exponent of the estimate), 95% CI Lower and upper limits of the OR 95% confidence interval
^a Only statistically significant variables are included. All variables are listed in Additional file 1 (Supplementary Tables 1–3)
** p ≤ .01

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