Table 4.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of factors affecting EBF of mothers attending private pediatric clinics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March–May 2016.
| EBF practice | COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Age of child | ||||
| ≤3 months | 26 | 38 | 0.85 (0.49–1.48) | 0.84 (0.47–1.49) |
| 4 months | 14 | 10 | 1.74 (0.74–4.05) | 1.76 (0.72–4.30) |
| 5 months | 2 | 11 | 0.23 (0.05–1.04) | 0.17 (0.03–0.80)∗ |
| 6 months | 9 | 8 | 1.39 (0.52–3.73) | 1.38 (0.49–3.85) |
| 7–24 months | 117 | 145 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Age of mother | ||||
| 15–25 years | 34 | 56 | 1.10 (0.47–2.58) | 0.79 (0.32–1.94) |
| 26–35 years | 123 | 136 | 1.64 (0.76–3.57) | 1.60 (0.71–3.59) |
| 36+ years | 11 | 20 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Religion of mother | ||||
| Orthodox | 121 | 172 | 0.70 (0.14–3.54) | 0.70 (0.13–3.69) |
| Muslim | 18 | 8 | 2.25 (0.37–13.67) | 1.97 (0.30–12.83) |
| Protestant | 26 | 29 | 0.90 (0.17–4.84) | 1.08 (0.19–6.07) |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Do mothers have their own means of income? | ||||
| My own income | 69 | 101 | 0.77 (0.51–1.15) | 0.74 (0.48–1.16) |
| With my husband | 99 | 111 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Mode of delivery | ||||
| SVD | 97 | 96 | 1.65 (1.10–2.48) | 1.86 (1.19–2.89)∗ |
| C/S | 71 | 116 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Have you given any fluid before six months besides breastfeeding? | ||||
| Yes | 64 | 97 | 0.73 (0.48–1.10) | 0.77 (0.50–1.20) |
| No | 104 | 115 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Do you think that EBF is sufficient for your child for the first 6 months? | ||||
| Yes | 115 | 129 | 0.72 (0.47–1.10) | 0.77 (0.49–1.21) |
| No | 53 | 83 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
∗Significance at P < 0.05.