Table 2 Bivariate associations of potential predictors of EBF practice (N = 279)
From: HIV serostatus and disclosure: implications for infant feeding practice in rural south Nyanza, Kenya
N | EBF N (%) | NON EBF N (%) | P value | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio demographic characteristics | |||||
Education | 0.75 | 1.14(0.49-2.63) | |||
Only primary school (elementary) or less | 217 | 173(79.15) | 44(20.28) | ||
Secondary school (high school) or more | 44 | 36(81.82) | 8(18.18) | ||
Age group, years | |||||
≤20 | 96 | ||||
21-30 | 153 | 121(79.08) | 32(20.29) | 0.54 | 0.81(0.42-1.56) |
≥31 | 30 | 22(73.33) | 8(26.67) | 0.29 | 0.59(0.23-1.55) |
Number of pregnancies | 0.99 | 0.99(0.48-2.08) | |||
1 | 54 | 43(79.63) | 11(20.37) | ||
>1 | 225 | 179(79.56) | 46(20.44) | ||
Currently living with male partner | 0.66 | 1.22(0.48-3.12) | |||
Yes | 245 | 194(79.18) | 51(20.82) | ||
No | 34 | 28(82.35) | 6(17.65) | ||
Number of ANC visits completed | 0.053 | 0.95(0.81-1.12) | |||
1 ANC visit | 22 | 14(63.64) | 8(36.36) | ||
≥2 ANC visit | 257 | 208(80.93) | 49(19.07) | ||
Place of delivery of the baby | 0.03 | 2.02(1.04-3.93) | |||
Home | 174 | 132(75.86) | 42(24.14) | ||
Health facility | 103 | 89(86.41) | 14(13.59) | ||
Anticipated HIV/AIDS stigma from partner | 0.57 | 1.46(0.91-2.35) | |||
Yes | 101 | 75(75.00) | 25(25.00) | ||
No | 149 | 120(81.08) | 28(18.93) | ||
Refuse to answer | 31 | 27(87.10) | 4(12.90) | ||
Anticipated HIV/AIDS stigma from others | 0.71 | 1.08(0.69-1.69) | |||
Yes | 171 | 136(79.53) | 35(20.47) | ||
No | 81 | 63(77.78) | 18(22.22) | ||
Refuse to answer | 27 | 23(85.19) | 4(14.81) | ||
Any intimate partner violence in pregnancy or postpartum | 0.81 | 0.91(0.43-1.90) | |||
Yes | 57 | 46(80.70) | 11(19.30) | ||
No | 222 | 176(79.28) | 46(20.73) | ||
Mental health | 0.65 | 0.79(0.28-2.17) | |||
Depressed (EPDS score > =13 | 29 | 24(82.76) | 5(17.24) | ||
Not depressed (EPDS score < 13) | 250 | 198(79.20) | 52(20.80) | ||
Post partum Knowledge of PMTCT | 0.40 | 1.28(0.71-2.29) | |||
High Knowledge (> = 3 methods) | 136 | 111(81.62) | 25(18.38) | ||
Low knowledge (<3 methods) | 143 | 111(76.62) | 32(22.38) |