Table 3.
Association between predictor variables and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months
| Predictor variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | P value | |
| Yes (n=200) | No(n=140) | ||
| Age (Years) | |||
| 20–29 | 55(27.5) | 39(27.9) | 0.990 |
| 30–39 | 130(65.0) | 90(64.3) | |
| ≥40 | 15(7.5) | 11(7.8) | |
| Parity | |||
| ≤2 | 148(74.0) | 93(66.4) | 0.146 |
| >2 | 52(26.0) | 47(33.6) | |
| Education | |||
| Primary | 5(2.5) | 11(7.9) | 0.061 |
| Secondary | 89(44.5) | 63(45.0) | |
| Tertiary | 106(53.0) | 66(47.1) | |
| Facility where ANC was held last pregnancy | |||
| Hospital | 198(99.0) | 126(90.0) | 0.001* |
| Mission centre | 1(0.5) | 4(2.9) | |
| TBA | 1(0.5) | 10(7.1) | |
| Facility where last delivery was conducted | |||
| Hospital | 184(92.0) | 115(82.2) | 0.004* |
| Mission centre | 6(3.0) | 6(4.3) | |
| TBA | 1(0.5) | 10(7.1) | |
| Home | 9(4.5) | 9(6.4) | |
| Source of information on BF | |||
| Health worker | 162(81.0) | 106(75.7) | 0.003* |
| Family &friend | 24(12.0) | 32(22.9) | |
| Mass media | 14(7.0) | 2(1.4) | |
| Lactation problems | |||
| None | 185(92.5) | 114(81.4) | 0.004* |
| Yes | 15(7.5) | 26(18.6) | |