Table 2.
Factors associated with longer breastfeeding period in the univariate and multivariate analyses.
|
Duration of breastfeeding period (0–6 months– reference; ≥7 months) |
OR | 95% CI | p -value | aOR * | 95% CI | p -value | ||
| Variable | n | % | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | ||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Nationality of mother | ||||||||
| Latvian | 409 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 1.1–1.8 | 0.004 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.7 | 0.03 |
| Russian | 179 | 41.7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Other | 84 | 52.2 | 1.5 | 1.0–2.1 | 0.02 | 1.5 | 1.0–2.2 | 0.04 |
| Year of the last labour | ||||||||
| 1970–1999 | 199 | 40.6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2000–2023 | 467 | 51.9 | 1.6 | 1.3–1.9 | <0.001 | 1.2 | 0.9–1.7 | 0.2 |
| Income (euro) | ||||||||
| 0–500 | 291 | 45.8 | 1 | |||||
| 501–800 | 181 | 48.0 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.4 | 0.5 | |||
| ≥801 | 151 | 57.2 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.6 | 0.08 | |||
| Number of childbirths | ||||||||
| One | 209 | 44.2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Two | 315 | 53.7 | 1.5 | 1.2–1.9 | 0.002 | 1.5 | 1.1–1.9 | 0.003 |
| Three and more | 150 | 43.2 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.5 | 0.7 |
| Maternal educational level | ||||||||
| Primary | 36 | 34.3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Secondary/vocational | 257 | 40.0 | 1.6 | 0.9–2.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.6–2.3 | 0.5 |
| University/college | 380 | 57.9 | 3.2 | 1.9–5.4 | <0.001 | 2.0 | 1.0–3.7 | 0.03 |
| Pregnancy characteristics | ||||||||
| Planned pregnancy | ||||||||
| Yes | 527 | 49.2 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.3 | 0.08 | |||
| No | 117 | 43.3 | 1 | |||||
| Smoking during pregnancy | ||||||||
| Yes | 38 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| No | 628 | 50.4 | 2.8 | 1.9–4.0 | <0.001 | 2.1 | 1.4–3.3 | <0.001 |
| Attended prenatal classes | ||||||||
| Yes | 211 | 56.3 | 1.6 | 1.2–1.9 | <0.001 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.7 | 0.1 |
| No | 438 | 45.1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gestational diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension | ||||||||
| Yes | 83 | 47.7 | 1 | |||||
| No | 501 | 48.5 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.4 | 0.8 | |||
| Childbirth characteristics | ||||||||
| Breastfeeding initiation | ||||||||
| Immediately after childbirth | 430 | 52.3 | 2.0 | 1.5–2.9 | <0.001 | 1.7 | 1.1–2.4 | 0.01 |
| At the first day | 175 | 46.1 | 1.6 | 1.1–2.3 | 0.01 | 1.6 | 1.2–2.4 | 0.01 |
| Later | 63 | 35.0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Partner’s presence on labour | ||||||||
| Yes | 222 | 58.3 | 1.8 | 1.4–2.3 | <0.001 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.7 | 0.09 |
| No | 447 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Postpartum characteristics | ||||||||
| Psychological support from partner | ||||||||
| Yes | 526 | 49.1 | 1.1 | 0.8–1.4 | 0.3 | |||
| No | 125 | 46.0 | 1 | |||||
| Mother’s need of psychological support | ||||||||
| Yes | 228 | 49.0 | 1 | |||||
| No | 372 | 48.2 | 0.9 | 0.8–1.2 | 0.8 | |||
Statistically significant results are presented in bold font, p < 0.05. Values are weighted. Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; aOR = adjusted odds ratio. * aOR: adjusted OR, adjustment was performed by including all statistically significant variables mentioned in the table in one model.