Table 2.

Determinants of improper positioning and poor attachment maintained during breastfeeding among postnatal mothers in multivariate analysis (n=99)

Variables	Total (n)	Positioning		Attachment
		Improper positioning, n (%)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	Poor attachment,n (%)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Mother’s age (years)
<30	49	22 (44.9)	10.6 (2.4-46.7)*	21 (42.9)	10.9 (2.4-50.2)*
>30	50	6 (12.0)	1	6 (12.0)	1
Mother’s occupation
Not working	57	23 (40.3)	9.0 (2.0-39.6)*	22 (38.6)	7.2 (1.7-31.0)*
Working	42	5 (11.9)	1	5 (11.9)	1
Infant’s age (days)
<10	68	26 (38.2)	10.0 (1.5-65.3)*	25 (36.8)	9.0 (1.3-63.9)*
>10	31	2 (6.4)	1	2 (6.4)	1
Breastfeeding counselling
Not received	42	17 (40.5)	4.7 (1.0-21.2)*	17 (40.5)	6.5 (1.4-30.8)*
Received	57	11 (19.3)	1	10 (17.5)	1

*P<0.05. OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval