Table 3 Factors associated with acceptance to donate human milk at St. Francis Hospital Nsambya

Age group < 25

14 (15.2)

52 (16.4)

1

 25–34

63 (68.5)

219 (68.9)

0.94 (0.49, 1.80)

0.842

 35 + yrs

15 (16.3)

47 (14.8)

0.84 (0.368, 1.93)

0.687

Level of education

 Non-graduates

46 (50)

108 (34)

1

 Graduates

46 (50)

210 (66)

1.94 (1.21, 3.11)

0.006

Husband education

 Non-graduates

31 (33.7)

69 (22)

1

 Graduates

61 (66.3)

245 (78)

1.8 (1.09, 3.00)

0.023

Parity

 <=3

70 (76.1)

252 (79.3)

1

 4+

22 (23.9)

66 (20.7)

0.78 (0.46, -1.33)

0.364

ANC current pregnancy

 <=3 ANC

15 (16.3)

40 (12.6)

1

 4 + ANCs

77 (83.7)

278 (87.4)

1.35 (0.71, 2.58)

0.357

PNC visit after last pregnancy

 2 + visits

16 (17.4)

40 (12.6)

1

 1 Visit

52 (56.5)

172 (54.1)

2.42 (1.05, 5.61)

0.038

 Not pregnant

24 (26.1)

106 (33.3)

3.31 (1.38,7.95)

0.007

Ever visited under-five OPD wards

 No

32 (36.8)

87 (30.2)

1

 Yes

55 (63.2)

201 (69.8)

1.34 (0.81, 2.22)

0.249

Counselled on breastfeeding at under-five OPD

 No

31 (35.6)

90 (31)

1

 Yes

56 (64.4)

200 (69)

1.23 (0.74, 2.04)

0.421

Experienced breastfeeding difficulty?

 No

69 (78.4)

247 (82.1)

1

 Yes

19 (21.6)

54 (17.9)

0.79 (0.44,1.43)

0.441

Acceptance to use donated human milk

 No

87 (94.6)

301 (94.7)

1

 Yes

5 (5.4)

17 (5.3)

0.98 (0.35, 2.74)

0.973

Heard about wet-nursing?

 No

28 (30.4)

57 (17.9)

1

 Yes

64 (69.6)

261 (82.1)

2 (1.18, 3.40)

0.010

Heard about human milk banking?

 No

52 (56.5)

152 (47.8)

1

 Yes

40 (43.5)

166 (52.2)

1.42 (0.89, 2.27)

0.142

Have you ever breastfed another mother’s child?

 No

80 (87)

277 (87.1)

1

 Yes

3 (3.3)

22 (6.9)

2.12 (0.618, 7.26)

0.232

Is collecting and storing human milk useful?

 No

23 (25)

16 (5)

1

 Yes

68 (74)

297 (93.4)

6.28 (3.15, 12.52)

< 0.001