TABLE 3:
Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) (N=342)
| Variable | OR | 95% CI | P-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
| The age group of infants | ||||||||
| 6 months | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 to 5 months | 1.86 | 0.899 | 3.857 | .094 | 2.097 | 0.937 | 4.696 | .072 |
| 2 to 3 months | 0.79 | 0.415 | 1.52 | .487 | 1.041 | 0.506 | 2.142 | .914 |
| 0 to 1 months | 2.56 | 1.289 | 5.08 | .007 | 2.838 | 1.326 | 6.075 | .007 |
| The age group of mothers | ||||||||
| 16–25 years | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 26–35 years | 1.39 | 0.876 | 2.204 | 1.39 | 1.851 | 1.059 | 3.234 | .031 |
| 36–45 years | 0.56 | 0.284 | 1.091 | .557 | 1.985 | 0.84 | 4.689 | .118 |
| Level of Education of mother | ||||||||
| no formal education | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| primary education | 2.94 | 1.862 | 4.649 | .000 | 2.374 | 1.32 | 4.265 | .004 |
| secondary/higher educ. | 4.07 | 1.642 | 10.111 | .002 | 1.864 | 0.535 | 6.491 | .328 |
| Occupation of a mother | ||||||||
| peasant | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| employed/self-employed | 2.02 | 0.905 | 4.508 | .086 | 0.987 | 0.351 | 2.771 | .98 |
| livestock keeping | 1.03 | 0.625 | 1.703 | .904 | 1.14 | 0.636 | 2.041 | .66 |
| hunting | 0.51 | 0.253 | 1.012 | .054 | 1.019 | 0.439 | 2.366 | .964 |
| Knowledge about EBF | ||||||||
| Inadequate | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Adequate | 4.18 | 2.656 | 6.568 | .000 | 2.51 | 1.435 | 4.393 | .001 |
| Number of ANC Visits | ||||||||
| None | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| One-three | 2.91 | 1.71 | 4.955 | .000 | 1.554 | 0.766 | 3.152 | .222 |
| Four or more | 4.75 | 2.561 | 8.818 | .000 | 1.954 | 0.843 | 4.53 | .119 |
| Place of Childbirth | ||||||||
| Traditional Birth attendants | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Health Facility | 3.21 | 2.04 | 5.053 | .000 | 1.445 | 0.767 | 2.72 | .255 |