Table 3.

Determinants associated with primarily breastfeeding based on logistic regression

Variable (n = 194)	Total (n)	Primarily BF n (%)	Non-primarily BF (%)	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Age
< 20 years old (teenager)	48	20 (42)	28 (58)	0.3 (0.1,0.5)***	0.5 (0.2,1.3)
≥ 20 years	146	106 (73)	40 (27)	1	1
Parity
(Grand) multipara	141	102 (72)	39 (28)	3.1 (1.6,6.1)***	2.2 (0.9,5.3)
Primipara	53	24 (45)	29 (55)	1	1
Information on benefits of breastfeeding received during pregnancy
Yes	177	119 (67)	58 (33)	2.9 (1.1,8.1)*	2.5 (0.7,9.2)
No	17	7 (41)	10 (59)	1	1
Most family and/or friends breastfeed
Yes	72	55 (76)	17 (24)	2.3 (1.2,4.5)**	1.4 (0.6,3.3)
No	122	71 (58)	51 (42)	1	1
Half of the family and/or friends breastfed other half give their infants formula milk
Yes	40	15 (38)	25 (62)	0.4 (0.2,0.7)**	0.3 (0.1,0.8)*
No	154	111 (72)	43 (28)	1	1
Awareness on how family and friends feed their young children
Not aware	31	15 (48)	16 (52)	0.4 (0.2,0.96)*	0.8 (0.3,2.3)
Aware	163	111 (68)	52 (32)	1	1
Aware of having been breastfed as an infant herself
Mother have been breastfed as infant	67	52 (78)	15 (22)	2.5 (1.3,4.9)***	1.9 (0.8,4.5)
Mother has not been breastfed as infant or don’t know	127	74 (58)	53 (42)	1	1
Intention while pregnant to breastfeed
Yes	128	99 (77)	29 (23)	5.1 (2.7,9.9)***	4.0 (1.9,8.4)***
No	66	27 (41)	39 (59)	1	1
Employment
Self-employed	109	79 (72)	30 (28)	2.1 (1.2,3.9)**	2.1 (1.0,4.7)
Not self-employed	85	47 (55)	38 (45)	1	1
Nipple pain
Yes	18	6 (33)	12 (66)	0.2 (0.1,0.7)*	0.3 (0.1,0.9)*
No	176	120 (68)	56 (32)	1	1

Primarily breastfeeding: Children under 6 months of age who are fed with breast milk only and children older than 6 months of age that were exclusively breastfed up to six months, based on recall from birth

***P-value < 0.001, **0.001 ≤ P < 0.01, *0.01 ≤ P < 0.05 COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio