Table 5.

Multivariate logistic regression of predictive variables for current utilisation of breastmilk substitutes (n = 294)

	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	P‐value	OR (95% CI)	P‐value	OR (95% CI)
Child's age	0.007	0.95 (0.91–0.99)	<0.001	0.94 (0.91–0.98)
Maternal educational attainment	<0.001	2.45 (1.45–4.15)	<0.001	2.62 (1.52–4.51)
Mother works outside the home	0.049	1.74 (1.00–3.02)	<0.001	2.26 (1.51–3.40)
Use of breastmilk substitute as prelacteal feed	<0.001	3.91 (2.34–6.54)	<0.001	3.94 (2.44–6.37)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.