Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers in nine community health centres in Nanning city, China: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Risk factors for mothers of 0–5-month-old infants who practiced EBF – unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio (n = 476)

	EBF		Unadjusted		Adjusted
Variable	n	%^a	OR^b	95%CI^c	OR^d	95%CI
Maternal characteristics
Age:
< 35	380	38.7	1		1
> = 35	96	30.2	0.69	(0.42–1.11)	0.61	(0.34–1.10)
Ethnicity:
Others	207	38.6	1		1
Han	269	35.7	0.88	(0.61–1.28)	0.77	(0.51–1.18)
Education level:
High school or below	166	25.9	1		1
College or above	310	42.9	2.15***	(1.42, 3.25)	2.15**	(1.24–3.71)
Formal employment:
No	224	32.6	1		1
Yes	252	40.9	1.43	(0.98, 2.08)	1.11	(0.51–2.41)
Child characteristics
Age in months			0.73***	(0.64, 0.83)	0.74***	(0.64–0.85)
Gender:
female	213	38.5	1		1
male	263	35.7	0.89	(0.61–1.29)	0.88	(0.58–1.34)
Have older siblings:
No	230	37.8	1		1
Yes	246	36.2	0.93	(0.64–1.35)	0.85	(0.55–1.34)
Premature birth:
No	432	39.6	1		1
Yes	44	11.4	0.20***	(0.08, 0.51)	0.30*	(0.10–0.87)
Low birthweight:
No	437	38.4	1		1
Yes	39	20.5	0.41*	(0.19, 0.92)	0.72	(0.27–1.95)
Health facility practice
Caesarean delivery:
No	332	39.5	1		1
Yes	144	31.3	0.70	(0.46–1.06)	1.49	(0.87–2.53)
Early initiation of breastfeeding:
No	254	27.6	1		1
Yes	222	47.7	2.40***	(1.64, 3.52)	2.06**	(1.29–3.29)
Exposure to breastmilk substitutes
Prepared for infant formula before childbirth:
No	85	56.5	1		1
Yes	391	32.7	0.38***	(0.23, 0.61)	0.30***	(0.17–0.52)
Breastfeeding experience
Any breastfeeding difficulties postpartum:
No	228	43.4	1		1
Yes	248	31.0	0.59**	(0.40, 0.85)	0.77	(0.51–1.18)
Breastfeeding self-efficacy score:
< =55	301	32.6	1		1
> =56	175	44.6	1.67**	(1.14, 2.44)	1.93**	(1.25–2.98)
Length of maternity leave:
0–98 days	261	32.6	1		1
> 98 days	215	42.3	1.52*	(1.04, 2.21)	1.00	(0.47–2.11)

^a Percentage of mothers who practiced EBF. ^b Odds Ratio (OR). ^c Confidence interval (CI). *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05. ^d Adjusted for all the variables in Table 1

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