Table 3. Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among the study women.

P: Pearson chi-square test; ^: exact probability test; * p < 0.05 (significant).

Factors	Total		Exclusive breastfeeding				P-value
			Yes		No
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Birth weight of the last baby							0.189
<2.5 kg	278	27.9%	36	12.9%	242	87.1%
2.5–3.5 kg	658	66.1%	78	11.9%	580	88.1%
>3.5 kg	60	6.0%	12	20.0%	48	80.0%
Mother’s complications during the last pregnancy							0.659
Yes	79	7.8%	9	11.4%	70	88.6%
No	929	92.2%	122	13.1%	807	86.9%
Mother’s complications during the postpartum period							0.029*^
Yes	31	3.1%	0	0.0%	31	100.0%
No	977	96.9%	131	13.4%	846	86.6%
Any mental health problems, such as postpartum depression							0.729
Yes	104	10.3%	10	9.6%	94	90.4%
No	904	89.7%	121	13.4%	783	86.6%
Last child at birth complications							0.048*
Yes	52	5.2%	3	5.8%	49	94.2%
No	956	94.8%	128	13.4%	828	86.6%
Number of postnatal visits attended							0.339
None	540	53.6%	62	11.5%	478	88.5%
1	286	28.4%	40	14.0%	246	86.0%
2	106	10.5%	14	13.2%	92	86.8%
3	33	3.3%	6	18.2%	27	81.8%
4 or more	43	4.3%	9	20.9%	34	79.1%
Attended breastfeeding counseling							0.271
Yes	327	32.4%	48	14.7%	279	85.3%
No	681	67.6%	83	12.2%	598	87.8%
Number of breastfeeding counseling sessions attended							0.947^
1	198	60.6%	30	15.2%	168	84.8%
2	82	25.1%	12	14.6%	70	85.4%
3	25	7.6%	4	16.0%	21	84.0%
4	8	2.4%	1	12.5%	7	87.5%
5 or more	14	4.3%	1	7.1%	13	92.9%
Received help with breastfeeding through verbal guidance or demonstrations while in the hospital for the delivery of the baby							0.558
Yes	478	47.4%	59	12.3%	419	87.7%
No	530	52.6%	72	13.6%	458	86.4%