Table 3 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding multi-variable analysis among infants attending with their mothers
EBF | Total | Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2372) | (n = 4447) | OR | 95CI | p | OR | 95CI | p | ||
Study | n | wgt% | N | ||||||
Baseline | 1905 | 49.9% | 3659 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Endpoint | 467 | 59.3% | 788 | 1.46 | (1.1–2.0) | 0.02 | 1.63 | (1.2–2.3) | 0.005 |
Age group | |||||||||
< 25 | 1175 | 51.1% | 2238 | Ref | Ref | ||||
25–49 | 1197 | 48.6% | 2209 | 0.90 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.52 | 0.84 | (0.6–1.2) | 0.30 |
Relationship with child’s father | |||||||||
No | 233 | 41.6% | 463 | ref | Ref | ||||
Yes | 2139 | 51.1% | 3984 | 1.47 | (0.7–3.0) | 0.30 | 1.32 | (0.7–2.3) | 0.34 |
Living in same house as child’s father | |||||||||
No | 1747 | 48.9% | 3352 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Yes | 625 | 52.9% | 1095 | 1.17 | (0.9–1.6) | 0.28 | 1.20 | (0.9–1.6) | 0.21 |
Mothers education | |||||||||
< 12 | 1421 | 50.8% | 2554 | Ref | Ref | ||||
12 | 951 | 48.2% | 1893 | 0.90 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.47 | 0.96 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.73 |
Mother returned to school or work | |||||||||
No | 2220 | 54.1% | 3802 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Yes | 152 | 22.2% | 645 | 0.24 | (0.2–0.4) | < 0.001 | 0.25 | (0.2–0.4) | < 0.001 |
Mother receives grant for any child | |||||||||
No | 749 | 43.1% | 1537 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Yes | 1623 | 53.1% | 2910 | 1.50 | (1.2–1.8) | < 0.001 | 1.32 | (1.1–1.6) | 0.004 |
Mothers HIV status | |||||||||
Neg | 1450 | 50.9% | 2765 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Pos | 875 | 48.4% | 1577 | 0.90 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.42 | 0.94 | (0.7–1.2) | 0.62 |
Place of residence | |||||||||
Rural | 1692 | 56.0% | 3009 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Urban | 680 | 44.0% | 1438 | 0.62 | (0.4–0.9) | 0.019 | 0.73 | (0.5–1.1) | 0.14 |
Water source | |||||||||
Unsafe | 526 | 64.3% | 896 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Piped | 1846 | 45.7% | 3551 | 0.47 | (0.3–0.8) | 0.002 | 0.65 | (0.4–1.1) | 0.14 |
Household electricity connection | |||||||||
not connected | 510 | 60.4% | 827 | Ref | Ref | ||||
connected | 1862 | 46.9% | 3620 | 0.58 | (0.4–0.8) | < 0.001 | 1.03 | (0.6–1.7) | 0.92 |
Cooking fuel | |||||||||
Other | 930 | 60.7% | 1555 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Electricity | 1442 | 42.8% | 2892 | 0.48 | (0.4–0.6) | < 0.001 | 0.60 | (0.4–0.9) | 0.028 |
Type of toilet | |||||||||
Other | 1821 | 52.8% | 3287 | Ref | Ref | ||||
Flush | 551 | 40.8% | 1160 | 0.62 | (0.5–0.8) | 0.003 | 1.06 | (0.7–1.6) | 0.77 |