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Table 3 Adjusted and unadjusted odds of exclusive breastfeeding with their 95% confidence intervals by selected demographic, psychosocial and health factors

From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in an urban population of primiparas in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study

Variable*

Unadjusted OR [95% CI]

Adjusted OR [95% CI]

p-value

I. Woman socio-demographic characteristics

Age (<20)

   

20-24

1.60 [0.77-3.33]

1.54 [0.57-4.19]

0.398

25-29

0.61 [0.29-1.27]

0.91 [0.32-2.60]

0.863

30-34

0.63 [0.28-1.41]

0.72 [0.22-2.34]

0.580

≥ 35

0.79 [0.31-2.00]

1.11 [0.32-3.89]

0.868

Woman’s work (employed)

Unemployed

3.49 [2.11-5.78]

3.92 [1.93-7.94]

0.000

Income (>2 millions)

<1 million

2.91 [1.46-5.82]

1.05 [0.44-2.51]

0.918

1-2 millions

1.93 [0.93-3.99]

1.17 [0.51-2.68]

0.704

II. Pregnancy and delivery indicators

Planned pregnancy (No)

Yes

1.54 [0.97-2.46]

2.42 [1.24-4.73]

0.010

Gestational age (Preterm)

Term (≥ 37 weeks)

2.97 [1.03-8.61]

2.90 [0.80-10.51]

0.104

Mode of delivery (C-section)

Vaginal

1.69 [1.10-2.58]

1.31 [0.73-2.35]

0.361

III. Woman health attitude and behavior

Breastfeeding intention (Intention to exclusively breastfeed)

No intention to exclusively breastfeed

5.79 [2.05-16.34]

3.28 [1.04-10.31]

0.043

IV. Woman postpartum health

Stress level (Below median)

Above median

0.70 [0.46-1.06]

1.32 [0.74-2.36]

0.339

V. Baby characteristics

Baby health problem (Yes)

No

2.13 [1.28-3.53]

1.88 [0.98-3.58]

0.056

VI. Social support

Main emotional support (Mother)

Other

1.75 [1.13-2.71]

1.87 [1.03-3.40]

0.039

VII. Intervention arms (Music)

Video

1.58 [0.85-2.95]

2.55 [1.03-6.32]

0.044

Hotline

2.13 [1.15-3.94]

3.87 [1.55-9.63]

0.004

Both video and hotline

1.59 [0.83-3.06]

4.13 [1.61-10.60]

0.003

  1. * The variables in parentheses indicate reference categories.