Table 5 Correlates of EBF at 4 and 6 months among children from Lebanese host communities
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 | 1.383 | 0.731, 2.615 | 1.835 | 0.846, 3.979 |
Mother’s education | ||||
 Primary school or less | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Intermediate school or above | 1.336 | 0.624, 2.861 | 1.368 | 0.549, 3.404 |
Mother’s employment status | ||||
 Unemployed | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Employed | 1.156 | 0.399, 3.349 | 1.312 | 0.397, 4.341 |
Spouse’s educational level | ||||
 Primary school or less | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Intermediate school or above | 1.049 | 0.552, 1.993 | 1.010 | 0.476, 2.143 |
Spouse’s employment status | ||||
 Not employed | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Employed | 2.447 | 0.511, 11.717 | 2.823 | 0.349,22.811 |
Crowding index | ||||
 <  2 person per room | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 ≥ 2 person per room | 1.548 | 0.825, 2.905 | 1.210 | 0.580, 2.522 |
Monthly income | ||||
 Less than $200 | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 More than $200 | 1.249 | 0.483, 3.227 | 1.880 | 0.526, 6.719 |
Child gender | ||||
 Male | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Female | 0.480 | 0.249, 0.925 | 0.200 | 0.078, 0.511 |
Birth method | ||||
 Cesarean section | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Natural birth | 1.293 | 0.665, 2.515 | 1.823 | 0.793, 4.190 |
Time after delivery put to breast | ||||
 ≤ 1 h | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 >  1 h | 1.017 | 0.524, 1.972 | 0.983 | 0.455, 2.125 |
Mother is a current smoker | ||||
 No | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Yes | 1.120 | 0.598, 2.098 | 1.989 | 0.945, 4.187 |
Mother’s nutritional status |  |  |  | 1 |
 Underweight / normal weight | 1 |  | 1 |  |
 Overweight / obese | 0.682 | 0.351, 1.328 | 0.756 | 0.349, 1.635 |