Table 2.
Breastfeeding Intention and Other Predictors of Breastfeeding Initiation: PRAMS AR, MI, OH PRAMS 2000–2003
| Predictor | Breastfeeding Initiation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR† | 95% CI | |
| Breastfeeding Intention | ||||
| Definite | 26.6* | 20.3, 34.8 | 24.3* | 18.4, 32.1 |
| Tentative | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Uncertain | 0.29* | 0.23, 0.38 | 0.30* | 0.23, 0.39 |
| No intention | 0.01* | 0.01, 0.01 | 0.01* | 0.01, 0.01 |
| Gestational Age, wks | ||||
| <34 | 1.22* | 1.05, 1.43 | 2.24* | 1.64, 3.06 |
| 34–36 | 0.92 | 0.78, 1.08 | 0.87 | 0.65, 1.17 |
| ≥ 37 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Primiparous | 1.38* | 1.24, 1.53 | 1.38* | 1.1, 1.71 |
| Maternal Age, yrs | ||||
| ≤19 | 0.37* | 0.31, 0.44 | 0.72 | 0.48, 1.07 |
| 20–24 | 0.50* | 0.43, 0.58 | 0.69* | 0.51, 0.95 |
| 25–29 | 0.77* | 0.67, 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.64, 1.16 |
| 30–34 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| ≥35 | 0.92 | 0.76, 1.11 | 0.75 | 0.53, 1.07 |
| Maternal Education, yrs | ||||
| <12 | 0.70* | 0.61, 0.81 | 0.98 | 0.75, 1.28 |
| 12 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| >12 | 3.08* | 2.75, 3.44 | 1.67* | 1.32, 2.11 |
| Maternal Race | ||||
| White | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Black | 0.51* | 0.46, 0.57 | 0.94 | 0.75, 1.19 |
| Other | 2.66* | 1.79, 3.94 | 1.13 | 0.58, 2.20 |
| Medicaid | 0.39 | 0.35, 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.47, 0.75 |
| Cesarean section | 0.94 | 0.84, 1.05 | NA | NA |
| State | ||||
| Arkansas | 0.73* | 0.66, 0.81 | 0.92 | 0.74, 1.14 |
| Michigan | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Ohio | 0.78* | 0.70, 0.87 | 0.93 | 0.75, 1.16 |
*
p <0.01; OR of 1 indicates referent group; all analyses are weighted
†
final model contained intention, gestational age, parity, maternal age, maternal education, maternal race, Medicaid status, and state of residence