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Table 2 Factors associated with NEBF practice at 1 month after an elective caesarean delivery (n = 171)

From: Determinants of non-exclusive breastfeeding practice during the first 6 months after an elective caesarean birth: a prospective cohort study

Variable

Crude ORa

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORb

(95% CI)

Waldb Statistic

(df)

P-valueb

Age of last child (year)

 No previous child

1

1

  

 ≤2

0.61 (0.22–1.26)

0.10 (0.02–0.66)

5.76 (1)

0.016

 3–5

0.51 (0.21–1.24)

0.10 (0.02–0.53)

7.36 (1)

0.007

  > 5

0.66 (0.19–2.25)

0.15 (0.02–0.92)

4.18 (1)

0.041

Last child breastfeeding practice

 EBF for 6 months

1

1

  

 Did not practice EBF

0.57 (0.19–1.69)

3.78 (1.39–10.29)

6.77 (1)

0.009

 No breastfeeding experience

0.86 (0.12–0.67)

0.23 (0.04–1.31)

2.74 (1)

0.098

Felt confident that breast milk is adequate

 Very often/Often

1

1

  

 Sometimes/Seldom

2.39 (0.98–5.78)

1.63 (0.63–4.22)

0.99 (1)

0.318

 Never

7.17 (1.76–29.14)

4.83 (1.06–21.96)

4.15 (1)

0.042

  1. aSimple Logistic regression
  2. bMultiple logistic regression
  3. OR= Odds Ratio
  4. CI= Confidence interval
  5. df= Degree of freedom
  6. The Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness of fit test p-value = 0.676
  7. The percentage of correct classification = 80.1%
  8. The area under ROC curve = 0.739
  9. There are no interaction and multicollinearity problems