TABLE 5.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with formula feeding among mothers with infants 0–6 months old in Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variable | Formula feeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Age of mother | ||||
| 15–24 | 34 (19.3) | 142 (80.7) | 0.31 (0.104–0.98) | 0.4 (0.09–1.71) |
| 25–34 | 64 (36.4) | 112 (63.6) | 0.762 (0.25–2.29) | 1.2 (0.28–4.82) |
| 35 above | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | 1 | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No formal education | 2 (8.3) | 22 (91.7) | 1 | |
| Primary education | 22 ((25.3) | 65 (74.7) | 3.7 (0.80–17.12) | 3.5 (0.65–19.81) |
| Secondary | 30 (27) | 81 (73) | 4.2 (0.90–18.38) | 4.5 (0.83–24.81) |
| College/above | 50 (34.7) | 94 (65.3) | 5.8 (1.32–25.90) | 2.3 (0.39–13.58) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 60 (22.5) | 207 (77.5) | 1 | |
| Employed | 44 (44.4) | 55 (55.6) | 2.7 (1.69–4.50) | 2.4 (1.29–4.19)** |
| Wealth status | ||||
| Poor | 22 (18.9) | 99 (81.1) | 1 | |
| Medium | 38 (30.6) | 86 (69.4) | 1.9 (1.05–3.44) | 1.18 (0.55–2.52) |
| Rich | 43 (35.80 | 77 (64.2) | 2.4 (1.33–4.32) | 2 (0.93–4.43) |
| Parity | ||||
| Primipara | 55 (35.3) | 101 (64.7) | 1.8 (1.02–2.83) | 3.27 (1.71–6.27)** |
| Multipara | 49 (23.3) | 161 (76.7) | 1 | |
| Frequency of ANC visit | ||||
| <4 visits | 94 (30.5) | 214 (69.5) | 2.1 (1.02–4.34) | 2 (0.84–5.33) |
| ≥4 visits | 10 (17.2) | 48 (82.8) | 1 | |
| Mode of delivery | ||||
| Spontaneously | 62 (21.1) | 232 (78.9) | 1 | |
| C/s | 42 (58.3) | 30 (41.7) | 5.2 (3.03–9.04) | 2.62 (1.28–5.35)** |
| Timing of breast milk initiation | ||||
| Within 1 h | 64 (22.9) | 216 (77.1) | 1 | |
| 1–23 h | 24 (40.70 | 35 (59.3) | 2.3 (1.28–4.17) | 1.5 (0.74–3.18) |
| After 24 h | 16 (59.3) | 11 (40.7) | 4.9 (2.16–11.11) | 3.5 (1.74–10.0)** |
| Sex of infant | ||||
| Male | 61 (34.3) | 117 (65.7) | 1.6 (1.05–2.82) | 1.5 (0.87–2.82) |
| Female | 43 (22.9) | 145 (77.1) | 1 | |
| Age of infant | ||||
| >2 months | 22 (19.5) | 91 (80.5) | 1 | |
| 2–3 months | 42 (31.3) | 92 (68.7) | 1.8 (1.04–3.41) | 1.3 (0.6–2.72) |
| 4–6 months | 40 (33.6) | 79 (66.4) | 2.2 (1.14–3.82) | 2 (0.9–4.56) |
| Knowledge | ||||
| Poor | 60 (44.4) | 75 (55.6) | 2 (1.27–3.37) | 2.6 (1.27–4.74)** |
| Good | 44 (27.8) | 114 (72.2) | 1 | |
| Attitude | ||||
| Negative | 58 (30.9) | 130 (69.1) | 1 | |
| Neutral | 13 (35.1) | 24 (64.9) | 1.4 (0.57–2.57) | 1.7 (0.74–4.07) |
| Positive | 33 (45.2) | 40 (54.8) | 1.8 (1.06–3.22) | 2.4 (1.49–4.74)** |
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio.
**
Statistically significant variables in multivariable logistic regression at p‐value <.05.