Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of variables predicting exclusive breastfeeding practice

Variables	Practiced EBF		AOR (95% CI)	p_value
	Yes	No
Age of the mother
15–24	96	22	0.65 (0.21,1.99)	0.45
25–34	192	58	0.63 (0.23,1.74)	0.37
≥34	21	7	1
Mothers read and write
Yes	189	21	4.0 (2.20,7.25)	0.001**
No	120	66	1
Husband education
Yes	236	48	0.90 (0.48,1.89)	0.90
No	72	39	1
ANC attendance (ANC)
Yes	223	43	0.88 (0.45,1.69)	0.69
No	44	88	1
Postnatal care (PNC)
Yes	188	33	0.81 (0.42,1.53)	0.53
No	121	54	1
Initiation of breastfeeding
Within 1 h	238	44	2.2 (1.1,4.27)	0.001**
After 1 h	71	43	1
Colostrum fed
Yes	256	49	2.1 (1.11,4.28)	0.023*
No	53	33	1
Awareness of EBF
Yes	288	51	6.0 (3.1,11.7)	0.001**
No	21	36	1

^* p-value <0.05 (significantly associated) ^** p-value <0.001 (highly significant association)