Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Private Pediatric and Child Clinics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of factors affecting EBF of mothers attending private pediatric clinics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March–May 2016.
EBF practice
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Age of child
≤3 months
26
38
0.85 (0.49–1.48)
0.84 (0.47–1.49)
4 months
14
10
1.74 (0.74–4.05)
1.76 (0.72–4.30)
5 months
2
11
0.23 (0.05–1.04)
0.17 (0.03–0.80
6 months
9
8
1.39 (0.52–3.73)
1.38 (0.49–3.85)
7–24 months
117
145
1.00
1.00
Age of mother
15–25 years
34
56
1.10 (0.47–2.58)
0.79 (0.32–1.94)
26–35 years
123
136
1.64 (0.76–3.57)
1.60 (0.71–3.59)
36+ years
11
20
1.00
1.00
Religion of mother
Orthodox
121
172
0.70 (0.14–3.54)
0.70 (0.13–3.69)
Muslim
18
8
2.25 (0.37–13.67)
1.97 (0.30–12.83)
Protestant
26
29
0.90 (0.17–4.84)
1.08 (0.19–6.07)
Other
3
3
1.00
1.00
Do mothers have their own means of income?
My own income
69
101
0.77 (0.51–1.15)
0.74 (0.48–1.16)
With my husband
99
111
1.00
1.00
Mode of delivery
SVD
97
96
1.65 (1.10–2.48)
1.86 (1.19–2.89
C/S
71
116
1.00
1.00
Have you given any fluid before six months besides breastfeeding?
Yes
64
97
0.73 (0.48–1.10)
0.77 (0.50–1.20)
No
104
115
1.00
1.00
Do you think that EBF is sufficient for your child for the first 6 months?
