Table 3.
Logistic regression model estimates for the effect of predictors on exclusive breastfeeding
| Covariate | Estimate | Standard Error | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infant age (months) | 0.100 | 0.074 | 0.176 |
| Infant gender: Male | -0.167 | 0.381 | 0.661 |
| Mother education | |||
| Illiterate | Reference | ||
| Primary | 16.36 | 1769 | 1.000 |
| Intermediate | 0 | 2134 | 0.993 |
| Secondary | 16.16 | 1769 | 0.993 |
| University | 15.93 | 1769 | 0.993 |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | - 0.232 | 0.488 | 0.634 |
| Time with the baby | |||
| Always with baby | 0.534 | 1.074 | 0.619 |
| 1-2 hours separation | 2.303 | 1.197 | 0.0544 |
| 3-6 hours separation | Reference | NA | NA |
| >6 hours separation | 0.511 | 1.180 | 0.665 |
| Parity | |||
| Once | - 1.961 | 0.631 | 0.058 |
| More than once | Reference | ||
| No. of children | |||
| <3 | Reference | 0.408 | 0.023 |
| 3-6 | 0.930 | 0.710 | 0.372 |
| >6 | 0.634 | ||
| Planning future pregnancy | -0.515 | 0.401 | 0.198 |
| Between-pregnancy | |||
| previous interval | |||
| <1 year | - 15.199 | 1398.7 | 0.991 |
| 1 year | 2.144 | 0.768 | 0.005 |
| 2 years | 0.792 | 0.752 | 0.293 |
| >2 years | 0.640 | 0.662 | 0.334 |
| No past pregnancy | Reference | NA | NA |
| Postpartum problems | 0.279 | 0.399 | 0.484 |
| Birthplace | |||
| Public hospital | - 0.561 | 0.840 | 0.504 |
| Husband support | |||
| Yes | 1.761 | 1.037 | 0.090 |
| Age categories (years) | |||
| 15-20 | Reference | NA | NA |
| 21-25 | 13.18 | 882.74 | 0.988 |
| 26-30 | 12.77 | 882.74 | 0.988 |
| 31-35 | 12.51 | 882.74 | 0.989 |
| >36 | 13.34 | 882.74 | 0.988 |