Table 3.

Bivariate and Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Exclusive Breast-Feeding, Harar Town, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia (n=577)

Variables	Exclusive Breast-feeding		Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
	Yes	No	COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)
Age
18–25	130	126	1	1
26–40	134	187	1.44(1.04, 2.01)	1.98(1.10, 3.57)*
Maternal education
Unable to read and write	35	56	1	1
Primary school	120	114	0.59(0.36, 0.97)	0.67(0.28, 1.61)
Secondary school and above	89	116	0.82(0.49, 1.35)	0.54(0.27, 1.12)
College/university	20	27	0.84(0.41, 1.73)	0.64(0.30, 1.35)
Average monthly income
<2500	60	76	1	1
2501–5000	99	137	1.09(0.71, 1.67)	0.80(0.41, 1.60)
>5000	105	100	0.75(0.49, 1.16)	0.74(0.37, 1.47)
Number of pregnancies
1–2	135	140	1	1
3–4	80	105	1.45 (0.88, 2.38)	1.01(0.55, 1.84)
5 and above	49	68	1.81(1.01, 3.24)	1.21(0.59, 2.51)
Breast-feeding information
Yes	215	49	1.61(1.08, 2.40)	1.95(1.13, 3.37)*
No	229	84	1	1
Antenatal care follow-up
Yes	249	15	1.01(0.50, 2.05)	1.00(0.42, 2.36)
No	295	18	1	1
Early initiation of breast-feeding
Yes	252	311	7.40(1.64, 13.39)	12.34(1.33, 14.32)*
No	12	2	1	1
Knowledge about EBF
Good knowledge	186	209	1.19(0.83, 1.69)	1.16(0.72, 1.87)
Poor knowledge	78	104	1	1

Notes: *Significantly associated with p-value <0.05 in multivariate analysis.

Abbreviations: COR, crud odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; EBF, exclusive breast-feeding.