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Table 5 Results of multinomial logistic regression to determine factors of infant feeding practices (EFF versus MF)

From: Determinants of infant feeding practices among Black mothers living with HIV: a multinomial logistic regression analysis

Effects

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

National Guideline (EFF = 1, EBF + ART =0)

13.6* (0.3)

18.3* (0.4)

35.4* (0.6)

76.7* (0.8)

218.2* (0.9)

Age (Years)

 

1.1*(< 0.1)

1.4 (< 0.1)

1.1 (< 0.1)

1.1 (< 0.1)

Marital Status (Married =1, Otherwise = 0)

 

0.7 (0.4)

0.6 (0.5)

0.7 (0.5)

0.8 (0.5)

Children born after diagnosed HIV Positive (headcount)

 

0.9 (0.2)

1.0 (0.3)

0.9 (0.3)

0.8 (0.3)

Formal education (Years)

 

0.9 (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

0.8* (0.1)

0.9 (0.1)

Employment (Salaried/waged =1, otherwise =0)

 

1.2 (0.4)

1.0 (0.5)

0.9 (0.5)

0.8 (0.6)

Rating of Baby’s father’s opinion about infant feeding (Important =1, Otherwise =0)

  

0.8 (0.5)

0.6 (0.5)

0.7 (0.5)

Concerns about family members’ opinion on infant feeding (cared =1, otherwise =0)

  

0.9 (0.4)

0.7 (0.4)

0.8 (0.4)

Are there cultural beliefs/ traditions in your place of origin about methods of feeding your baby? (Yes = 1, No = 0)

  

0.2* (0.6)

0.2* (0.6)

0.2* (0.7)

Received health care during pregnancy? (yes = 1, No =0)

   

14.8* (0.9)

21.2* (1.1)

Received healthcare from? (Nurse =1, Medical doctor/clinical officer =0)

   

2.6 (1.0)

3.1* (0.5)

Infant feeding attitude (score on Iowa scale)

    

1.1 (< 0.1)

Functional Social Support (score on scale)

    

1.04 (< 0.1)

Perceived Stress (score on Cohen’s scale)

    

0.9* (0.1)

Model summary

 (−2 Log Likelihood)

20.2

543.0

532.5

490.5

485.2

 Chi-square statistics (X2)

339.4*

312.3*

231.6*

229.2*

243.3*

 Observations analysed, n (%)

373 (54.1)

    

 Accuracy (%)

76.8

75.3

73.1

74.6

75.1

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05