Table 1.
Characteristics of mothers who planned to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months compared to those who did not
| Characteristics | Exclusive BFa n = 207 n (row %) |
Non-exclusive BFb n = 79 n (row %) |
Total n = 286 n (column %) |
PR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≥ 35 | 34 (69.4) | 15 (30.6) | 49 (17.1) | 1 | |
| < 35 | 173 (73.0) | 64 (27.0) | 237 (82.9) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 0.6 |
| Area of residence | |||||
| Rural | 94 (72.3) | 36 (27.7) | 130 (45.5) | 1 | |
| Urban | 113 (72.4) | 43 (27.6) | 156 (54.5) | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 1.0 |
| Education | |||||
| After secondary school | 187 (74.8) | 63 (25.2) | 250 (87.4) | 1 | |
| Up to secondary school | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | 36 (12.6) | 0.7 (0.6–1.0) | 0.02 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Not employed | 42 (77.8) | 12 (22.2) | 54 (18.9) | 1 | |
| Current employment | 165 (71.1) | 67 (28.9) | 232 (81.1) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.3 |
| Parity | |||||
| More than 1 child | 97 (75.8) | 31 (24.2) | 128 (44.8) | 1 | |
| First child | 110 (69.6) | 48 (30.4) | 158 (55.2) | 0.9 (0.8–1.1) | 0.2 |
| Previous BFc | |||||
| No | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | 13 (10.3) | 1 | |
| Yes | 88 (77.9) | 25 (22.1) | 113 (89.7) | 1.4 (0.9–2.4) | 0.06 |
| Gestational age | |||||
| ≥ 37 weeks | 198 (82.2) | 43 (17.8) | 241 (84.3) | 1 | |
| < 37 weeks | 9 (20.0) | 36 (80.0) | 45 (15.7) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Birth weight | |||||
| ≥ 2500 g | 199 (72.4) | 76 (27.6) | 275 (96.2) | 1 | |
| < 2500 g | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) | 11 (3.8) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 1.0 |
| Number of babies | |||||
| Singleton | 204 (72.1) | 79 (27.9) | 283 (99.0) | 1 | |
| Twins | 3 (100.0) | 0 | 3 (1.0) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 0.6 |
| Mode of delivery | |||||
| Vaginal | 86 (69.4) | 38 (30.6) | 124 (43.4) | 1 | |
| Cesarean section | 121 (74.7) | 41 (25.3) | 162 (56.6) | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | 0.3 |
BF breastfeeding, PR prevalence ratio, CI confidence interval
aBreastfeeding established and intent to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months or more
bAll other mothers including those in whom breastfeeding was not established at the time of interview
cMissing data for two mothers