Table 1.

Characteristics of women and infants associated with early breastfeeding cessation

Characteristic	Total	Weaned before 5 months	Univariate Analysis Hazard Ratio (95% CI)	P-value	Multivariate Hazard Ratio Analysis (95% CI)	P-value
Sites
Rural	315	49 (15.6%)	Ref		Ref
Urban	362	137 (37.9%)	2.71 (1.95 – 3.75)	< 0.001	1.86 (1.27–2.73)	0.002
Mothers Age (years)
18 – 24	244	58 (23.8%)	1.38 (0.81 – 2.38)	0.239	1.36 (0.69 – 2.67)	0.375
25 – 34	340	111 (32.7%)	1.94 (1.16 – 3.23)	0.011	1.63 (0.87 – 3.03)	0.125
35 – 49	93	17 (18.3%)	Ref		Ref
Mothers Educational level
Primary and below	146	26 (17.8%)	Ref		Ref
At least Secondary	531	160 (30.1%)	1.79 (1.18 – 2.70)	0.006	1.58 (0.94 – 2.65)	0.083
Mothers Employment Status
Unemployed	445	71 (16.0%)	Ref		Ref
employed or student	192	104 (54.2%)	4.43 (3.27 – 6.00)	< 0.001	2.78 (1.63 – 4.75)	<0.001
Self-employed	40	11 (27.5%)	1.78 (0.94 – 3.36)	0.075	1.23 (0.57 – 2.66)	0.606
Electricity in Household
Yes	232	82 (35.3%)	Ref		Ref
No	445	104 (23.4%)	1.63 (1.22 – 2.17)	0.001	0.79 (0.55 – 1.14)	0.212
Income
< 500 BWP (approx. US$50)	238	87 (36.6%)	Ref		Ref
>= 500 BWP	345	49 (14.2%)	2.98 (2.10 – 4.23)	< 0.001	0.70 (0.41 – 1.20)	0.195
Number of People in Household
<5 People	388	120 (30.9%)	Ref		Ref
≥ 5 people	289	66 (22.8%)	1.44 (1.07 – 1.95)	0.017	0.95 (0.67 – 1.36)	0.793
Infant Hospitalization before weaning
Yes	72	28 (38.9%)	1.62 (1.08 – 2.42)	0.018	2.04 (1.21 – 3.45)	0.008
No	605	158 (26.1%)	Ref		Ref
Infant Toxicity before weaning
Yes	102	20 (19.6%)	1.60 (1.00 – 2.54)	0.048	1.70 (0.99 – 2.95)	0.056
No	575	166 (28.9%)	Ref