Table 4 Parametric Estimation of Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration using Inverse Gaussian (Weibull)
Factors | Hazard Ratio | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Maternal Age | ||
15–19 | 0.0635 | 0.006*** |
20–34 | 0.2802 | 0.000*** |
35–39 | 0.4080 | 0.000*** |
Region | ||
Punjab | 0.0479 | 0.000*** |
Sindh | 0.2937 | 0.000*** |
KPK | 0.4463 | 0.000*** |
Balochistan | 0.5717 | 0.000*** |
Maternal Education | ||
Uneducated | 1.0000 | – |
Educated | 0.0504 | 0.000*** |
Husband’s Education | ||
Uneducated | 1.0000 | – |
Educated | 0.0734 | 0.000*** |
Wealth Index | ||
Poor | 0.0979 | 0.000*** |
Middle | 0.2705 | 0.000*** |
Richest | 0.3884 | 0.000*** |
Respondent Working | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0393 | 0.000*** |
Husband’s Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 1.0000 | – |
Employed | 0.0749 | 0.000*** |
Place of Residence | ||
Urban | 0.0755 | 0.000*** |
Rural | 0.2758 | 0.000*** |
Prenatal Visit to Doctor | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0778 | 0.000*** |
Antenatal Care by Private Doctors | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0754 | 0.000*** |
Assistance at Delivery by Doctor | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0730 | 0.000*** |
Place of Delivery | ||
Home | 0.0887 | 0.000*** |
Govt. Sector | 0.2880 | 0.000*** |
Private Sector | 0.4012 | 0.000*** |
Large | 0.0117 | 0.000*** |
Average | 0.2814 | 0.000*** |
Small | 0.4315 | 0.000*** |
Gender of Child | ||
Male | 0.0777 | 0.000*** |
Female | 0.2722 | 0.000*** |
Watching Television | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0603 | 0.000*** |
Delivery by Caesarean Section | ||
No | 1.0000 | – |
Yes | 0.0495 | 0.000*** |
Preceding Birth Interval (Months) | ||
Less than 24 months | 0.0764 | 0.000*** |
More than or Equal to 24 Months | 0.2770 | 0.000*** |
Number of Living Children | ||
Less than or Equal to 5 Children | 0.0720 | 0.000*** |
More than 5 Children | 0.3390 | 0.001*** |
During Antenatal Care Advised on Exclusive Breastfeeding | ||
No | 1.0000 | −` |
Yes | 0.0583 | 0.000*** |