Table 5.
Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals from bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model predicting the likelihood that mothers in Jimma Arjo Woreda not exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months, 2009
|
Predictors |
Non-exclusive breastfeeding |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes |
No |
Crude OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR(95%CI) | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
| Mothers age |
|
|
|
|
| 15-20 |
18 (41.9) |
25 (58.1) |
0.48 (0. 12, 1.95) |
|
| 21-25 |
97 (50.8) |
94(49.2) |
0.69 (0.19, 2.51) |
_ |
| 26-30 |
62 (63.3) |
36(36.7) |
1.45 (0.30, 4.34) |
|
| 31-35 |
16 (40) |
24 (60) |
0.44(0.11, 1.83) |
|
| 36 and above |
6 (60) |
4 (40) |
1 |
|
| Child’s age |
|
|
|
|
| 0-2 |
44(36.1) |
78(63.9) |
0.28(0.17, 0.46)** |
0.27(0.16, 0.47)** |
| 3-4 |
41(46.1) |
48(53.9) |
0.42(0.25, 0.70)** |
0.43(0.25, 0.73)** |
| 5-6 |
114(66.7) |
57(33.3) |
1 |
1 |
| Fetching water |
|
|
|
|
| Mother |
161(53.3) |
141(46.7) |
0.79(0.48, 1.30) |
__ |
| Children/husband |
38 (47.5) |
42 (52.5) |
1 |
|
| Ownership of radio |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
104(57.5) |
77 (42.5) |
0.66(0.44, 0.99)* |
0.56(0.37,0.88)* |
| No |
95(47.3) |
106(52.7) |
1 |
1 |
| Antenatal Care follow up |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
103(52.1) |
87 (45.8) |
0.85(0.57, 1.26) |
__ |
| No |
96 (50) |
96 (50) |
1 |
|
| Delivery assistant |
|
|
|
|
| Traditional birth attendants |
164(52.7) |
147(47.3) |
0.86(0.31, 2.36) |
0.67(0.22,1.96) |
| Health Extension Workers |
16 (55.2) |
13 (44.8) |
0.96(0.28, 0.97)* |
0.88(0.23,3.39) |
| Nurse |
10 (41.7) |
14 (58.3) |
0.56(0.16, 1.10) |
0.38(0.11,1.50) |
| Relative |
9 (50) |
9 (50) |
1 |
1 |
| Discarded colostrum |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
42 (40.8) |
61 (59.2) |
1.87(1.18, 2.96)** |
1.78(1.09,4.94)** |
| No |
157(56.3) |
122(43.7) |
1 |
1 |
| EBF Knowledge |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
57 (48.6) |
66 (51.4) |
1.30(0.87, 1.94) |
__ |
| No | 142(36.1) | 117(63.90) | 1 | |
EBF = Exclusive Breastfeeding.