Table 5 Determinants of a longer duration of breastfeeding#, continued breastfeeding at one year‡, and timely introduction of complementary foods in 2018 in Jilin Province, China†^
A longer duration of breastfeeding# | Continued breastfeeding at one year‡ | Timely introduction of complementary foods‡ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean duration (SD), months | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | No. (%) Continued breastfeeding at one year | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | No. (%) Timely introduction of complementary foods | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |||
Health services’ characteristics | ||||||||
Antenatal visits | ||||||||
0–4 | 63 (56.25) | 1 | 35 (54.69) | 1 | 31 (46.97) | 1 | ||
5–8 | 74 (54.01) | 0.80 (0.40, 1.58) | 81 (55.10) | 1.09 (0.58, 2.04) | 89 (59.94) | 1.27 (0.70, 2.32) | ||
9- | 67 (60.36) | 0.86 (0.43, 1.74) | 98 (54.14) | 1.40 (0.73, 2.69) | 120 (60.91) | 1.44 (0.77, 2.68) | ||
Mode of delivery | ||||||||
Vaginal | 100 (59.52) | 1 | 105 (58.99) | 1 | 108 (55.96) | 1 | ||
Caesarean section | 104 (54.17) | 0.77 (0.49, 1.22) | 109 (50.93) | 0.70 (0.45, 1.09) | 132 (56.90) | 1.08 (0.71, 1.63) | ||
Place of delivery | ||||||||
County- or higher-level hospital | 160 (57.97) | 1 | 167 (56.23) | 1 | 186 (57.23) | 1 | ||
Maternal and Child Health Hospital | 25 (46.30) | 0.62 (0.33, 1.16) | 28 (43.75) | 0.57 (0.31, 1.02) | 42 (64.62) | 1.27 (0.71, 2.29) | ||
Primary hospital / private hospital / home, clinic or other | 19 (63.33) | 1.05 (0.47, 2.37) | 19 (61.29) | 1.14 (0.51, 2.52) | 12 (34.29) | 0.42 (0.20, 0.89) | ||
Early initiation of breastfeeding | ||||||||
No | 137 (55.02) | 1 | 146 (51.77) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 67 (60.36) | 1.32 (0.80, 2.19) | 68 (61.82) | 1.57 (0.96, 2.57) | 1.39 (0.86, 2.23) | 1.39 (0.86, 2.23) | ||
Postpartum visits | ||||||||
0- | 50 (57.47) | 1 | 50 (54.95) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
1–2 | 96 (53.93) | 1.00 (0.57, 1.75) | 104(51.49) | 0.96 (0.56, 1.65) | 0.95 (0.58, 1.58) | 0.95 (0.58, 1.58) | ||
3- | 58 (61.05) | 1.10 (0.58, 2.11) | 60 (60.61) | 1.09 (0.58, 2.05) | 1.39 (0.77, 2.51) | 1.39 (0.77, 2.51) | ||
Mothers’ characteristics | ||||||||
Region | ||||||||
Rural | 83 (48.54) | 1 | 89 (45.64) | 1 | 126 (61.17) | 1 | ||
Urban | 121 (64.02) | 1.63 (0.92, 2.88) | 125 (63.45) | 1.92 (1.12, 3.31) | 114 (52.05) | 0.77 (0.46, 1.29) | ||
Maternal education | ||||||||
Junior school or below | 121 (62.37) | 1 | 126 (62.07) | 1 | 119 (54.09) | 1 | ||
Senior high school | 29 (47.54) | 0.68 (0.36, 1.28) | 30 (43.48) | 0.56 (0.30, 1.05) | 43 (57.33) | 0.92 (0.51, 1.66) | ||
Bachelor degree or above | 54 (51.43) | 0.79 (0.43, 1.46) | 58 (48.33) | 0.73 (0.40, 1.32) | 78 (60.00) | 0.93 (0.53, 1.65) | ||