Table 4.
Factors associated with weaning practice in Feres Bet Town, Ethiopia, 2016.
| Appropriate weaning practice | OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | NO | COR [CI] | AOR [CI] | |
| Maternal education | ||||
| No formal schooling | 12 | 115 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary education | 9 | 47 | 1.83 [0.72, 4.64] | 1.701 [0.42, 0.74] |
| Secondary and above | 63 | 105 | 5.75 [2.93, 11.25] | 1.028 [0.26, 0.99] |
| Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 33 | 138 | 1 | 1 |
| Self-employed | 6 | 83 | 0.30 [0.12, 0.75] | 1.24 [0.34, 4.45] |
| Gov't employee | 40 | 28 | 5.97 [3.23, 11.04] | 2.08 [0.59, 7.376] |
| Others | 5 | 18 | 1.16 [0.40, 3.35] | 3.64 [0.59, 22.13] |
| Family size | ||||
| ≤3 | 45 | 115 | 1 | 1 |
| ≥4 | 39 | 152 | 0.65 [0.40, 1.07] | 0.28 [0.11, 0.73]∗ |
| Husband education | ||||
| No formal schooling | 9 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
| Primary education | 5 | 42 | 1.03 [0.32, 3.27] | 0.50 [0.11, 2.17] |
| Secondary and above | 66 | 76 | 7.52 [3.50, 16.1] | 1.33 [0.33, 5.24] |
| Husband occupation | ||||
| Self-employed and others | 19 | 148 | 1 | 1 |
| Governmental employee | 61 | 48 | 9.89 [5.38, 18.20] | 6.85 [2.41, 19.53]∗ |
| Child age | ||||
| 6–8 | 6 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 9–11 | 12 | 24 | 3.92 [1.30, 11.72] | 7.04 [1.57, 31.43]∗ |
| 12–23 | 66 | 196 | 2.64 [1.07, 6.45] | 5.35 [1.58, 18.16]∗ |
| Parity | ||||
| Primipara | 55 | 112 | 1 | 1 |
| Multipara | 29 | 155 | 11.62 [6.27, 21.56] | 1.33 [0.46, 3.79] |
| ANC | ||||
| No | 5 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 79 | 223 | 3.11 [1.19, 8.14] | 0.42 [0.10, 1.75] |
| Place of Delivery | ||||
| Home | 9 | 87 | 1 | 1 |
| Health Institution | 75 | 179 | 4.05 [1.93, 8.46] | 1.61 [0.55, 4.71] |
| PNC | ||||
| No | 24 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 60 | 211 | 1.50 [0.863, 2.63] | 0.65 [0.28, 1.48] |
| Weaning advice | ||||
| No | 75 | 144 | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 9 | 123 | 7.11 [3.42, 14.80] | 4.38 [1.71, 11.29]∗ |
NB: ∗significantly associated, COR: crude odds ratio, and AOR: adjusted odds ratio.