Table 1.
Predictors of knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding among 388 new antenatal attendees, Mbale, Uganda; logistic regression results
| Participants' characteristics | Number, n (%) | Exclusive breastfeeding knowledge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | ||
| Age groups (years) | |||
| 15-24 | 220 (56.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 25 or more | 168 (43.3) | 1.1 (0.7-1.7) | 1.5 (0.8-2.5) |
| Place of residence | |||
| Rural | 252 (64.9) | 1.0 | |
| Urban | 136 (35.1) | 1.5 (0.9-2.3) | 1.4 (0.9-2.3) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single/divorced/separated | 35 (9.0) | 1.0 | |
| Married/cohabiting | 353 (91.0) | 1.4 (0.7-2.8) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Not getting a salary | 337 (86.9) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Salaried | 51 (13.1) | 2.6 (1.2-5.6) | 1.9 (0.8-4.5) |
| Education level | |||
| None or incomplete primary | 134 (34.5) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Completed primary | 152 (39.2) | 1.5 (0.9-2.4) | 1.6 (1.0-2.7) |
| Completed secondary or more | 102 (26.3) | 2.5 (1.4-4.5) | 2.5 (1.3-4.9) |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 234 (60.3) | 1.0 | |
| Muslim | 154 (39.7) | 1.2 (0.8-1-9) | |
| Number of pregnancies | |||
| 1-2 | 201 (51.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 3 or more | 187 (48.2) | 1.5 (1.0-2.3) | 2.5 (1.4-4.5) |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| Poorest (quintiles: 4th, 5th) | 159 (41.0) | 1.0 | |
| Least poor (quintiles: 1st-3rd) | 229 (59) | 1.3 (0.8-1.9) | |
| Ethnic group | |||
| Bagisu | 247 (63.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Non-Bagisu | 141 (36.3) | 1.6 (1.0-2.5) | 1.7 (1.0-2.7) |
| Tested for HIV today a | |||
| No | 2 (0.5) | ||
| Yes | 386 (99.5) | ||
| Received same-day HIV test results | |||
| No | 6 (1.5) | 1.0 | |
| Yes | 282 (98.5) | 1.9 (0.4-9.8) | |
I. aNo unadjusted odds ratio was calculated since one of the cells had less than 5 cases.
II. P-value (P) < 0.05 was statistically significant.
III. The goodness-of-fit test (Omnibus Tests of Model Coefficients) of the final model was significant [Chi-square statistic (χ2) = 28.249, degrees of freedom (df) = 7, p = 0.000] and the Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was not significant [χ2 = 5.866, df = 8, p = 0.662] as indicators of model appropriateness.