Table 3. Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) the day and night before the interview among infants 0–5 months in Boucle du Mouhoun N = 1,173.
| N | % EBF | Unadjusted | Adjusted* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | [95% CI] | p-value | OR | [95% CI] | p-value | ||||
| Infant age (in months) | 1173 | - | 0.60 | [0.54, 0.66] | <0.0001 | 0.59 | [0.53, 0.66] | <0.0001 | |
| Infant sex | Female | 630 | 32% | 1.00 | 0.4025 | ||||
| Male | 543 | 28% | 0.89 | [0.67, 1.17] | |||||
| Birth order of index infant | First live birth | 191 | 26% | 1.00 | 0.4084 | ||||
| 2nd or 3rd live birth | 395 | 32% | 1.36 | [0.89, 2.09] | |||||
| 4th to 6th live birth | 410 | 29% | 1.25 | [0.81, 1.92] | |||||
| 7th live birth or higher | 177 | 33% | 1.49 | [0.90, 2.47] | |||||
| Mother’s age | 15–24 years | 453 | 28% | 1.00 | 0.3791 | ||||
| 25–34 years | 509 | 31% | 1.18 | [0.87, 1.60] | |||||
| 35–49 years | 211 | 32% | 1.29 | [0.87, 1.90] | |||||
| Marital status | Married: monogamous | 739 | 27% | 1.00 | 0.3229 | ||||
| Married: polygamous | 411 | 34% | 1.25 | [0.93, 1.67] | |||||
| Single/widow/divorced | 23 | 35% | 1.08 | [0.42, 2.79] | |||||
| Mother’s education | No formal education | 890 | 31% | 1.00 | 0.2534 | ||||
| Primary only | 202 | 27% | 0.97 | [0.66, 1.41] | |||||
| Secondary or higher | 81 | 31% | 1.57 | [0.91, 2.72] | |||||
| Mother earns an income (cash/kind) | No | 585 | 34% | 1.00 | 0.0586 | 1.00 | 0.3647 | ||
| Yes | 588 | 26% | 0.76 | [0.57, 1.01] | 0.86 | [0.62, 1.19] | |||
| Father’s education | No formal education | 814 | 32% | 1.00 | 0.6808 | ||||
| Primary only | 170 | 25% | 0.74 | [0.49, 1.12] | |||||
| Secondary or higher | 65 | 29% | 0.98 | [0.54, 1.81] | |||||
| Attended, level unknown | 80 | 24% | 0.71 | [0.40, 1.28] | |||||
| Unknown | 21 | 24% | 0.76 | [0.26, 2.22] | |||||
| Not currently married | 23 | 35% | 0.92 | 0.36, 2.39] | |||||
| Father earns an income (cash/kind) | No | 169 | 34% | 1.00 | 0.4763 | ||||
| Yes | 975 | 29% | 0.72 | [0.48, 1.08] | |||||
| Unknown | 6 | 33% | 0.80 | [0.13, 5.03] | |||||
| Not currently married | 23 | 35% | 0.75 | [0.28, 2.06] | |||||
| Relative wealth quintile | Poorest | 225 | 37% | 1.00 | 0.0154 | 1.00 | 0.0952 | ||
| Poorer | 230 | 28% | 0.69 | [0.45, 1.08] | 0.72 | [0.44, 1.18] | |||
| Middle | 233 | 31% | 0.95 | [0.62, 1.46] | 0.91 | [0.56, 1.49] | |||
| Richer | 255 | 22% | 0.55 | [0.35, 0.86] | 0.53 | [0.32, 0.88] | |||
| Richest | 230 | 33% | 1.06 | [0.68, 1.65] | 0.92 | [0.55, 1.52] | |||
| Antenatal care for index birth | None | 15 | 7% | 1.00 | 0.2108 | ||||
| 1–3 visits | 432 | 32% | 5.61 | [0.67, 47.10] | |||||
| 4 or more visits | 726 | 29% | 4.92 | [0.59, 41.05] | |||||
| Place of delivery | Home | 91 | 14% | 1.00 | 0.0019 | 1.00 | 0.0101 | ||
| Health facility | 1082 | 31% | 2.83 | [1.47, 5.45] | 2.63 | [1.26, 5.49] | |||
| Postnatal care within 1 week of delivery | No | 721 | 27% | 1.00 | 0.0468 | 1.00 | 0.0186 | ||
| Yes | 452 | 34% | 1.36 | [1.00, 1.85] | 1.50 | [1.07, 2.11] | |||
| Infant has been ill in last 15 days # | No | 816 | 34% | 1.00 | <0.0001 | 1.00 | 0.0043 | ||
| Yes | 357 | 20% | 0.39 | [0.28, 0.54] | 0.60 | [0.40, 0.84] | |||
| Mother correctly identifies 6 months as the time until which an infant should be EBF | No | 588 | 20% | 1.00 | <0.0001 | 1.00 | <0.0001 | ||
| Yes | 585 | 40% | 2.89 | [2.16, 3.88] | 3.33 | [2.38, 4.65] | |||
| Mother’s ethnic group | Bobo | 131 | 46.6% | 1.00 | <0.0001 | 1.00 | 0.0002 | ||
| Bwaba | 144 | 39.6% | 0.97 | [0.57, 1.66] | 0.96 | [0.51, 1.79] | |||
| Dafing | 275 | 13.5% | 0.26 | [0.14, 0.47] | 0.23 | [0.12, 0.46] | |||
| Mossi | 252 | 41.7% | 0.83 | [0.49, 1.41] | 0.77 | [0.42, 1.43] | |||
| Peulh | 77 | 31.2% | 0.52 | [0.26, 1.04] | 0.44 | [0.20, 0.99] | |||
| Samo | 154 | 25.3% | 0.40 | [0.20, 0.78] | 0.36 | [0.16, 0.78] | |||
| Other | 140 | 20.7% | 0.41 | [0.21, 0.80] | 0.47 | [0.22, 1.01] | |||
* Adjusted for all other variables in in the adjusted column
# Had one or more symptoms: fever, cough, rapid breathing or difficulties breathing, diarrhoea