Table 3.
Number (percentage) and univariate odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for any breastfeeding at discharge from hospital (n = 373)
| Variables | Any breastfeeding at discharge | Univariate odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Mother's age (years): | ||||
| < 25 | 71 (86.6) | 11 (13.4) | 1.00 | |
| 25-34 | 204 (85.0) | 36 (15.0) | 1.57 | 0.62, 4.02 |
| ≥ 35 | 41 (80.4) | 10 (19.6) | 1.38 | 0.64, 3.00 |
| Maternal Education (years of schooling): | ||||
| < 12 | 106 (83.5) | 21 (16.5) | 1.00 | |
| ≥12 | 210 (85.4) | 36 (14.6) | 1.60 | 0.64, 2.08 |
| Mother's country of birth: | ||||
| Kuwait & Gulf States | 172 (82.3) | 37 (17.7) | 1.00 | |
| Other Arabic countries | 109 (88.6) | 14 (11.4) | 1.67 | 0.87, 3.24 |
| Other world countries | 35 (85.4) | 6 (14.6) | 1.25 | 0.49, 3.20 |
| Mother employed/studying part- or full-time at 6 months before birth | ||||
| Yes | 132 (82.5) | 28 (17.5) | 1.00 | |
| No | 184 (86.4) | 29 (13.6) | 1.35 | 0.76, 2.37 |
| Mother intended to be employed/studying part- or full time at 6 months postpartum | ||||
| Yes | 119 (81.5) | 27 (18.5) | 1.00 | |
| No | 179 (86.5) | 28 (13.5) | 0.69 | 0.39, 1.23 |
| Don't know yet/undecided | 18 (90.0) | 2 (10.0) | 0.31 | 0.31, 6.40 |
| Mother's occupation: | ||||
| Managers & professionals | 83 (88.3) | 11 (11.7) | 1.00 | |
| Sales & clericals | 62 (82.7) | 13 (17.3) | 0.63 | 0.26, 1.50 |
| Unskilled occupations | 26 (81.2) | 6 (18.8) | 0.57 | 0.19, 1.70 |
| House wives | 145 (84.3) | 27 (15.7) | 0.71 | 0.34, 1.51 |
| Father's occupation: | ||||
| Managers & professionals | 85 (87.6) | 12 (12.4) | 1.00 | |
| Sales & clericals | 93 (80.9) | 22 (19.1) | 2.36 | 0.23, 24.58 |
| Unskilled occupations | 135 (75) | 22 (14) | 1.41 | 0.14, 14.2 |
| Unemployed | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 2.04 | 0.20, 20.56 |
| Location: | ||||
| Kuwait City & Jahraa | 31 (73.8) | 11 (26.2) | 1.00 | |
| Hawalli | 163 (87.6) | 23 (12.4) | 2.51 | 1.11, 5.68 |
| Farwania | 80 (83.3) | 16 (16.7) | 1.77 | 0.74, 4.24 |
| Mubarak Al Kabeer & Ahmedi | 42 (85.7) | 7 (14.3) | 2.13 | 0.74, 6.12 |
|
Biomedical Parity: |
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| Primiparous | 92 (82.1) | 20 (17.9) | 1.00 | |
| Multiparous | 224 (85.8) | 37 (14.2) | 1.32 | 0.72, 2.39 |
| Vaginal Delivery: | ||||
| Yes | 206 (87.7) | 29 (12.3) | 1.00 | |
| No | 110 (79.7) | 28 (20.3) | 0.55 | 0.31, 0.98 |
| Infant admitted to special care nursery: | ||||
| Yes | 55 (72.4) | 21 (27.6) | 1.00 | |
| No | 261 (87.9) | 36 (12.1) | 2.77 | 1.50, 5.10 |
| Psychosocial | ||||
| Mother attended antenatal classes for this or previous pregnancy: | ||||
| Yes | 29 (93.5) | 2 (6.5) | 1.00 | |
| No | 287 (83.9) | 55 (16.1) | 0.36 | 0.08, 1.55 |
| Father prefers breastfeeding | ||||
| Yes | 259 (86.3) | 41 (13.7) | 1.00 | |
| No or ambivalent | 57 (78.1) | 16 (21.9) | 0.56 | 0.30, 1.07 |
| Maternal grandmother prefers breastfeeding | ||||
| Yes | 286 (84.6) | 52 (15.4) | 1.00 | |
| No or ambivalent | 30 (85.7) | 5 (14.3) | 1.09 | 0.40, 2.94 |
| Maternal grandmother breastfed at least one infant | ||||
| Yes | 297 (84.1) | 56 (15.9) | 1.00 | |
| No or don't know | 19 (95.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0.28 | 0.04, 2.13 |
| Infant feeding decision made before pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 241 (84.3) | 45 (15.7) | 1.00 | |
| No | 75 (86.2) | 12 (13.8) | 1.17 | 0.59, 2.32 |