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Table 4 Multiple Logistic Regression of Maternal Decision-Making Power on Exclusive Breastfeeding (N = 452)

From: Exclusive breastfeeding in rural Western China: does father’s co-residence matter?

Dependent variable: exclusive breastfeeding

Coefficient (95% CI)

P Value

 Index of maternal decision-making power

0.437 (0.041–0.834)

0.031

Infants’ characteristics

 Infants’ gender (1 = male)

0.113 (− 0.453–0.680)

0.695

 Infants’ age (day)

−0.006 (− 0.011–0.000)

0.060

 Caesarean section (1 = yes)

−0.270 (− 0.864–0.324)

0.373

 Small for gestational age (1 = yes)

0.821 (− 0.575–2.217)

0.249

 Preterm (1 = yes)

−1.416 (−3.209–0.378)

0.122

Maternal and family characteristics

 Maternal age

−0.051 (− 0.130–0.028)

0.209

 Maternal education (Primary school and below as reference)

  Junior high school

− 0.078 (− 0.855–0.700)

0.845

  Senior high school and above

−0.362 (− 1.283–0.560)

0.442

 Maternal nutrition and health knowledge

0.387 (0.178–0.595)

0.000

 Number of siblings

0.155 (− 0.386–0.695)

0.575

 Family asset index

0.075 (− 0.231–0.382)

0.630

  1. The regression includes county fixed effect