Table 4 Correlates of EBF at 4 and 6 months among Syrian refugee households
Variable | EBF for 4 months or more | EBF for 6 months or more | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Mother’s age | ||||
 <  30 years | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 ≥ 30 years | 0.674 | 0.337, 1.346 | 0.932 | 0.473, 1.835 |
Mother’s education | ||||
 Primary school or less | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Intermediate school or above | 1.175 | 0.631, 2.187 | 1.011 | 0.559, 1.829 |
Mother’s employment status | ||||
 Unemployed | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Employed | 1.549 | 0.472, 5.084 | 1.101 | 0.381, 3.179 |
Spouse’s educational level | ||||
 Primary school or less | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Intermediate school or above | 2.552 | 1.284, 5.071 | 1.356 | 0.735, 2.503 |
Spouse’s employment status | ||||
 Not employed | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Employed | 3.164 | 1.627, 6.152 | 2.368 | 1.226, 4.571 |
Crowding index | ||||
 <  2 person per room | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 ≥ 2 person per room | 0.745 | 0.186, 2.986 | 1.012 | 0.282, 3.626 |
Monthly income | ||||
 Less than $200 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 More than $200 | 1.104 | 0.557, 2.185 | 1.120 | 0.584, 2.147 |
Child gender | ||||
 Male | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Female | 1.317 | 0.713, 2.431 | 0.978 | 0.544, 1.758 |
Birth method | ||||
 Cesarean section | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Natural birth | 1.619 | 0.781, 3.356 | 1.562 | 0.758, 3.223 |
Time after delivery put to breast | ||||
 ≤ 1 h | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 >  1 h | 0.560 | 0.280, 1.119 | 0.543 | 0.282, 1.045 |
Mother is a current smoker | ||||
 No | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Yes | 0.937 | 0.401, 2.189 | 0.619 | 0.270, 1.421 |
Mother’s nutritional status | ||||
 Underweight / normal weight | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Overweight / obese | 0.735 | 0.394, 1.370 | 0.739 | 0.408, 1.336 |