Table 3. Stratified analyses of associations between exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and termination of exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months.
| Premature termination of exclusive breastfeeding (n = 577) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Exposed to at least one type of IPV* | Exposed to a combination of all three types of IPV* | ||||||
| No. | **Adjusted OR(95%CI) | No. | **Adjusted OR(95%CI) | |||||
| Overall | 326 | 1.62 | (1.27 ; | 2.06) | 39 | 1.95 | (1.12 ; | 3.37) |
| Child sex | ||||||||
| Female | 177 | 2.05 | (1.44 ; | 2.91) | 19 | 2.33 | (1.02 ; | 5.32) |
| Male | 149 | 1.27 | (0.91 ; | 1.77) | 149 | 1.63 | (0.77 ; | 3.42) |
| Maternal signs of postpartum depression | ||||||||
| EPDS Score < 13 | 266 | 1.58 | (1.22 ; | 2.05) | 25 | 1.52 | (0.80 ; | 2.87) |
| EPDS Score ≥ 13 | 60 | 1.87 | (0.84 ; | 4.16) | 14 | 3.49 | (0.95 ; | 12.88) |
| Maternal HIV status | ||||||||
| HIV Negative | 316 | 1.62 | (1.27 ; | 2.07) | 36 | 1.95 | (1.10 ; | 3.46) |
| HIV Positive | 10 | 1.15 | (0.24 ; | 5.59) | 3 | 1.84 | (0.19 ; | 17.79) |
| Maternal alcohol intake during pregnancy | ||||||||
| No alcohol intake | 275 | 1.65 | (1.28 ; | 2.13) | 32 | 2.26 | (1.23 ; | 4.16) |
| Any alcohol intake | 51 | 1.27 | (0.58 ; | 2.79) | 7 | 0.98 | (0.25 ; | 3.85) |
| Maternal age | ||||||||
| <20 years | 29 | 1.16 | (0.57 ; | 2.34) | 4 | N/A | ||
| 20–30 years | 216 | 1.51 | (1.12 ; | 2.03) | 20 | 1.21 | (0.62 ; | 2.38) |
| >30 years | 81 | 2.31 | (1.34 ; | 3.97) | 15 | 4.57 | (1.35 ; | 15.40) |
| Maternal education | ||||||||
| Primary or lower | 201 | 1.54 | (1.14 ; | 2.07) | 29 | 1.61 | (0.87 ; | 2.99) |
| Secondary or higher | 113 | 1.75 | (1.15 ; | 2.66) | 10 | 4.19 | (1.09 ; | 16.12) |
Total sample size n = 1128. The reference category is women, who were not exposed to any kind of IPV (n = 552)
*Perpetrated by the current partner at any time point in the relationship
**Adjusted for maternal age, education, HIV status, alcohol use during pregnancy and parity