Variables | Categories | EBF practice for six months | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Number of children | 1–2 | 166 (53.5%) | 120 (68.6%) | 1 | 1 | |
≥ 3 | 144 (46.5%) | 55 (31.4%) | 1.89 (1.28, 2.80) | 1.34 (0.8, 2.36) | 0.245 | |
Birth interval in months | < 36 | 42 (43.8%) | 54 (56.3% | 1 | 1 | |
≥ 36 | 194 (56.3%) | 64 (24.8%) | 3.99 (2.38, 6.38) | 3.18 (1.79, 5.65) | < 0.0001 | |
Number of ANC visit | 1–2 | 19 (29.2%) | 46 (70.8%) | 1 | 1 | |
≥ 3 | 291 (70%) | 119 (29%) | 5.92 (3.33, 10.53) | 6.33 (2.85, 14.06) | < 0.0001 | |
Postnatal care | Yes | 188 (81.4%) | 43 (18.6%) | 4.73 (3.13, 7.15) | 3.77 (2.16, 6.59) | < 0.0001 |
No | 122 (48%) | 132 (52%) | 1 | 1 | ||
Knowledge of EBF | Poor | 4 (1.3%) | 20 (11.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
Adequate | 306 (98.7%) | 155 (88.6%) | 9.87 (3.32, 29.82) | 1.63 (0.24, 11.23) | 0.618 | |
Having social support | Yes | 181 (77%) | 54 (23%) | 3.14 (2.12, 4.65) | 1.66 (0.97, 2.86) | 0.067 |
No | 129 (51.6%) | 121 (48.4%) | 1 | 1 | ||
History of breast disease | Yes | 16 (6.1%) | 26 (14.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 291 (93.9%) | 149 (85.1%) | 2.67 (1.43, 4.99) | 2.01 (0.84, 4.83) | 0.117 | |
Employment status | Employed | 131 (54.6%) | 109 (45.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
Unemployed | 179 (73.1%) | 66 (26.9%) | 2.26 (1.54, 3.3) | 2.97 (1.71, 5.17) | < 0.0001 |