Table 3 Multivariate associations [Adjusted odds ratio (AOR)] for current breastfeeding for children under 25 months of age in Jordan Population and Family Health Survey 2012 and 2017–18
Sociodemographic characteristics | Natal-Postnatal characteristics | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
Survey year | 2012 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
2017–18 | 0.74 (0.61, 0.90) | 0.70 (0.54, 0.89) | ||
Maternal tobacco (water pipe, cigarette) smoking | Neither | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Water pipe | 0.66 (0.42, 1.05) | 0.81 (0.52, 1.28) | 0.76 (0.48, 1.21) | |
Cigarette | 0.53 (0.32, 0.89) | 0.57 (0.33, 0.99) | 0.51 (0.30, 0.87) | |
Both | 0.62 (0.23, 1.64) | 0.67 (0.23, 1.97) | 0.70 (0.25, 1.92) | |
Region | Central | 1.23 (1.01, 1.49) | 1.30 (1.07, 1.59) | |
North | 1.17 (0.97, 1.40) | 1.17 (0.98, 1.42) | ||
South | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Place of residence | Urban | 1.11 (0.91, 1.34) | 1.09 (0.89, 1.32) | |
Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Wealth index | Poorest | 1.31 (1.00, 1.73) | 1.28 (0.97, 1.69) | |
Poorer | 1.39 (1.07, 1.81) | 1.42 (1.10, 1.83) | ||
Middle | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Richer | 1.15 (0.86, 1.54) | 1.08 (0.80, 1.44) | ||
Richest | 1.26 (0.81, 1.96) | 1.22 (0.80, 1.89) | ||
Maternal age, years | < 20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
20–29 | 1.29 (0.77, 2.14) | 1.11 (0.62, 1.99) | ||
30–39 | 1.27 (0.75, 2.14) | 1.02 (0.56, 1.88) | ||
≥ 40 | 1.50 (0.81, 2.78) | 1.12 (0.56, 2.27) | ||
Maternal highest educational level | No education | 0.90 (0.46, 1.76) | 0.97 (0.44, 2.11) | |
Primary | 1.35 (0.83, 2.19) | 1.37 (0.79, 2.36) | ||
Secondary | 1.11 (0.89, 1.38) | 1.09 (0.86, 1.38) | ||
Higher | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Mothers having a job | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.52 (0.39, 0.70) | 0.55 (0.41, 0.75) | ||
Wanted last child | Wanted then | 0.87 (0.59, 1.28) | 0.95 (0.63, 1.41) | |
Wanted later | 0.84 (0.55, 1.29) | 0.87 (0.55, 1.36) | ||
Wanted no more | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Infant characteristics | ||||
Preceding birth interval, month | first pregnancy | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
< 24 | 1.01 (0.74, 1.37) | 0.97 (0.70, 1.33) | ||
24–47 | 1.33 (1.00, 1.77) | 1.29 (0.95, 1.74) | ||
≥48 | 1.28 (0.94, 1.73) | 1.31 (0.94, 1.82) | ||
Antenatal care, n | < 4 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
4–7 | 1.01 (0.63, 1.62) | 1.01 (0.61, 1.65) | ||
≥8 | 0.91 (0.57, 1.42) | 0.96 (0.59, 1.55) | ||
Delivery place | Public | 0.96 (0.77, 1.20) | 0.94 (0.74, 1.18) | |
Private | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Delivery type | Vaginal | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Cesarean | 0.94 (0.74, 1.19) | 0.98 (0.77, 1.24) | ||
Birthweight, gram | < 2500 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
≥ 2500 | 1.45 (1.15, 1.83) | 1.49 (1.18, 1.89) | ||
Infant age, months | < 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
6–11 | 0.31 (0.23, 0.42) | 0.33 (0.25, 0.45) | 0.32 (0.24, 0.43) | |
12–17 | 0.11 (0.08, 0.14) | 0.11 (0.08, 0.15) | 0.10 (0.08, 0.14) | |
18–24 | 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) | 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) | 0.03 (0.02, 0.05) | |
Infant sex | Male | 1.13 (0.94, 1.36) | 1.11 (0.92, 1.34) | |
Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Early initiation of breastfeeding | Within 1 h | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Later | 1.05 (0.85, 1.30) | 0.88 (0.69, 1.13) | ||
Prelacteal feeding | given something | 0.82 (0.66, 1.01) | 0.84 (0.68, 1.04) | |
given nothing | 1.00 | 1.00 |