Table 4.
Breastfeeding Intention and Other Predictors of Continued Breastfeeding at 10 weeks: PRAMS AR, MI, OH 2000–2003
| Predictor | Breastfeeding for at least 10 weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR† | 95% CI | |
| Breastfeeding Intention | ||||
| Definite | 2.98* | 2.41, 3.68 | 2.75* | 2.20, 3.45 |
| Tentative | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Uncertain | 0.64 | 0.36, 1.13 | 0.77 | 0.42, 1.42 |
| No intention | 0.98 | 0.42, 2.26 | 1.08 | 0.47, 2.52 |
| Gestational Age, wks | ||||
| <34 | 0.40* | 0.33, 0.49 | 0.55* | 0.44, 0.68 |
| 34–36 | 0.58* | 0.46, 0.74 | 0.63* | 0.49, 0.81 |
| ≥37 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Primiparous | 0.76* | 0.65, 0.88 | 1.00 | 0.85, 1.18 |
| Maternal Age, yrs | ||||
| ≤19 | 0.26* | 0.18, 0.30 | 0.39* | 0.27, 0.57 |
| 20–24 | 0.42* | 0.33, 0.49 | 0.55* | 0.43, 0.70 |
| 25–29 | 0.67* | 0.60, 0.91 | 0.71* | 0.58, 0.87 |
| 30–34 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| ≥35 | 1.18 | 0.92, 1.69 | 1.24 | 0.93, 1.64 |
| Maternal Education, yrs | ||||
| <12 | 0.96 | 0.68, 1.05 | 1.21 | 0.91, 1.61 |
| 12 | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| >12 | 2.07* | 1.76, 2.44 | 1.43* | 1.18, 1.73 |
| Maternal Race | ||||
| White | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Black | 0.72* | 0.60, 0.86 | 1.01 | 0.81, 1.26 |
| Other | 1.29 | 0.86, 1.92 | 1.16 | 0.75, 1.80 |
| Medicaid | 0.48* | 0.41, 0.56 | 0.75* | 0.62, 0.92 |
| Cesarean section | 0.78* | 0.66, 0.92 | 0.76* | 0.63, 0.90 |
| State | ||||
| Arkansas | 0.63* | 0.54, 0.74 | 0.76* | 0.64, 0.89 |
| Michigan | 1 | referent | 1 | referent |
| Ohio | 0.93* | 0.79, 1.09 | 0.95 | 0.80, 1.13 |
*
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, mode of delivery, and state of residence