Table 2 Factors associated with current breastfeeding for children under 24 months of age in Jordan Population and Family Health Survey 2012 and 2017–18
Current breastfeeding | Current breastfeeding | Univariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Weighted n | Weighted % | OR (95% CI) | ||
Total | 3487 | 56.9 | ||
Survey year | 2012 | 1781 | 57.3 | 1.00 |
2017–18 | 1706 | 56.5 | 0.97 (0.83, 1.13) | |
Maternal tobacco (water pipe, cigarette) smoking | Neither | 3132 | 57.7 | 1.00 |
Water pipe | 184 | 55.4 | 0.91 (0.63, 1.32) | |
cigarette | 122 | 44.9 | 0.60 (0.39, 0.92) | |
Both | 49 | 51.0 | 0.76 (0.40, 1.46) | |
Maternal tobacco smoking | Neither | 3132 | 57.7 | 1.00 |
Both or either | 355 | 50.6 | 0.75 (0.57, 0.99) | |
Region | Central | 2048 | 57.0 | 1.17 (1.00, 1.37) |
North | 1130 | 57.8 | 1.20 (1.04, 1.40) | |
South | 309 | 53.2 | 1.00 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 2938 | 57.0 | 1.03 (0.88, 1.22) |
Rural | 549 | 56.3 | 1.00 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 845 | 58.0 | 1.26 (1.03, 1.54) |
Poorer | 885 | 62.5 | 1.52 (1.21, 1.91) | |
Middle | 726 | 52.5 | 1.00 | |
Richer | 627 | 56.1 | 1.16 (0.91, 1.47) | |
Richest | 404 | 53.3 | 1.04 (0.72, 1.49) | |
Maternal age, years | < 20 | 155 | 63.0 | 1.00 |
20–29 | 1768 | 59.4 | 0.86 (0.54, 1.37) | |
30–39 | 1354 | 54.2 | 0.70 (0.44, 1.12) | |
≥ 40 | 211 | 51.0 | 0.61 (0.35, 1.06) | |
Maternal highest educational level | No education | 55 | 55.0 | 1.05 (0.64, 1.70) |
Primary | 199 | 60.5 | 1.30 (0.93, 1.83) | |
Secondary | 2016 | 58.5 | 1.20 (1.01, 1.43) | |
Higher | 1218 | 5.0 | 1.00 | |
Working status of the women | No | 3132 | 58.6 | 1.00 |
Yes | 355 | 45.5 | 0.59 (0.47, 0.75) | |
Wanted last child | Wanted then | 2763 | 57.5 | 1.01 (0.75, 1.38) |
Wanted later | 438 | 53.5 | 0.87 (0.61, 1.24) | |
Wanted no more | 286 | 57.0 | 1.00 | |
Infant characteristics | ||||
Birth order | 1 | 750 | 56.9 | 1.00 |
2–3 | 1394 | 56.1 | 0.97 (0.78, 1.20) | |
≥ 4 | 1343 | 57.7 | 1.03 (0.82, 1.30) | |
Preceding birth interval, month | first pregnancy | 750 | 56.9 | 1.00 |
< 24 | 717 | 54.0 | 0.89 (0.70, 1.13) | |
24–47 | 1191 | 57.6 | 1.03 (0.82, 1.30) | |
≥ 48 | 829 | 58.5 | 1.07 (0.84, 1.37) | |
Antenatal care, n | < 4 | 228 | 60.5 | 1.00 |
4–7 | 774 | 57.8 | 0.89 (0.62, 1.28) | |
≥ 8 | 2476 | 56.3 | 0.84 (0.60, 1.18) | |
Delivery place | Public | 2258 | 56.6 | 0.97 (0.80, 1.17) |
Private | 1187 | 57.3 | 1.00 | |
Delivery type | Vaginal | 2503 | 57.1 | 1.00 |
Cesarean | 923 | 56.2 | 0.96 (0.80, 1.17) | |
Birth size, according to maternal perception | Larger than average | 563 | 59.2 | 1.22 (0.93, 1.60) |
Average | 2415 | 57.0 | 1.12 (0.89, 1.40) | |
Smaller than average | 504 | 54.3 | 1.00 | |
Birthweight, g | < 2500 | 534 | 49.0 | 1.00 |
≥ 2500 | 2882 | 58.9 | 1.49 (1.23, 1.81) | |
Infant age, months | < 6 | 1547 | 87.0 | 1.00 |
6–11 | 1077 | 69.1 | 0.34 (0.25, 0, 45) | |
12–17 | 576 | 43.9 | 0.12 (0.09, 0.16) | |
18–24 | 288 | 19.4 | 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) | |
Infant sex | Male | 1894 | 58.0 | 1.10 (0.95, 1.28) |
Female | 1593 | 55.6 | 1.00 | |
Early initiation of breastfeeding | Within 1 h | 1652 | 57.9 | 1.00 |
Later | 1835 | 56.0 | 0.93 (0.79, 1.09) | |
Prelacteal feeding | given something | 1836 | 54.4 | 0.80 (0.68, 0.94) |
given nothing | 1651 | 59.9 | 1.00 | |
Bottle feeding | Absence | 1787 | 66.4 | 1.00 |
Presence | 1699 | 49.5 | 0.50 (0.42, 0.58) | |