Table 3 Determinants of exclusively breastfeeding in infants 5 months of age and under - unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio, Nepal 2006

Infant’s age (months)

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

<=4

380 (78.8)

218 (59.3)

2.946

1.898- 4.573

3.083

1.825 (5.206)

5-6

102 (21.2)

26 (33.1)

1.00

1.00

Ecological region

P = 0.109

P = 0.009

Mountain

60 (12.4)

22 (41.2)

1.00

1.00

Hill

185 (38.4)

110 (60.9)

2.221

0.992-4.946

3.426

1.568-7.474

Terai

237 (49.2)

113 (49.0)

1.370

0.670-2.800

1.841

0.942-3.559

Father’s occupation

P = 0.082

P = 0.018

Agriculture

176 (36.5)

106 (63.4)

1.00

1.00

Professional, clerical, service, and manual

195 (61.2)

134 (48.7)

0.546

0.388-0.769

0.578

0.383-0.873

Others (Not specified)

11 (2.3)

5 (32.8)

0.281

0.061-1.177

0.286

0.089-0.919

Parity

P = 0.001

P = 0.045

First

146 (30.4)

58 (41.3)

1.00

1.00

Second or third

224 (46.6)

123 (57.2)

1.905

1.242-2.921

1.786

1.076-2.996

Fourth or more

111 (23.1)

64 (63.2)

2.442

1.427-4.180

1.968

1.020-3.799

Place of delivery

P = 0.004

P = 0.036

Home

378 (78.4)

201(57.2)

2.025

1.261-3.253

1.886

1.044-3.407

Health facility

104 (21.6)

44 (39.7)

1.00

1.00