Table 5.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis
| Variables | Bottle feeding | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
| Age of infant/child | ||||
| 0–5 | 9 (8.1) | 102 (91.9) | 0.270 (0.127,0.573)** | 0.275 (0.123,0.617)* |
| 6–11 | 23 (22.1) | 81 (77.9) | 0.869 (0.495,1.525) | 0.864 (0.465,1.605) |
| 12–23 | 50 (24.6) | 153 (75.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Age of mother | ||||
| 15–24 | 86 (74.8) | 29 (25.2) | 2.096 (1.036,4.237)* | 3.384 (1.482,7.727)* |
| 25–34 | 163 (80.7) | 39 (19.3) | 1.487 (0.766,2.888) | 1.530 (0.740,3.163) |
| > = 35 | 87 (86.1) | 14 (13.9) | 1 | 1 |
| Educational status of mother | ||||
| No formal education | 21 (17.4) | 100 (82.6) | 0.560 (0.282,1.114) | 0.725 (0.241,2.177) |
| Primary | 32 (16.5) | 162 (83.5) | 0.527 (0.281,0.988)* | 0.661 (0.237,1.841) |
| Secondary | 21 (27.3) | 56 (72.7) | 1.185 (0.448,3.133) | 1.419 (0.482,4.178) |
| Diploma and above | 8 (30.8) | 18 (69.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Occupational status of mother | ||||
| House wives | 207 (88.8) | 26 (11.2) | 0.289 (0.173,0.484)** | 0.375 (0.208,0.676)** |
| Other jobs | 129 (69.7) | 56 (30.3) | 1 | 1 |
| No of under 5 children | ||||
| One | 14 (15.4) | 77 (84.6) | 1.833 (0.821,4.101) | 2.791 (1.072,7.299)* |
| Two | 52 (19.8) | 211 (80.2) | 1.372 (0.712,2.571) | 1.449 (0.695,2.976) |
| Three | 18 (25) | 48 (75) | 1 | 1 |
| ANC | ||||
| Yes | 71 (18.2) | 319 (81.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 11 (39.3) | 17 (60.7) | 2.907 (1.305,6.476)* | 1.105 (0.409,2.981) |
| PNC | ||||
| Yes | 55 (16) | 288 (84) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 27 (36) | 48 (64) | 2.945 (1.695,5.119)* | 2.12 (1.083,4.139)* |
| Advised/counseled on bottle feeding | ||||
| Yes | 30 (13) | 200 (87) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 52 (27.7) | 136 (72.3) | 2.549 (1.547,4.200)** | 2.182 (1.241,3.835)* |
N.B- ** p- value significant at level of P < 0.001, *p-value significant at level of P < 0.05