Cessation of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Determining Factors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 5
Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at University of Gondar Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 ().
Variable
Category
Cessation of EBF
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
No
Yes
Age in years
≤19
5(45.5%)
6 (54.5%)
4.65 [1.26-17.2]
5.53 [1.07-28.57]
20-29
203 (79.6%)
52 (20.4%)
—
—
≥30
62 (79.5%)
16 (20.5%)
1.00
1.00
Maternal occupation
Housewife
155 (84.2%)
29 (15.8%)
1.00
1.00
Merchant
27 (84.4%)
5 (15.6%)
—
—
Civil servant
74 (67.9%)
35 (32.1%)
2.52 [1.44-4.45]
4.73 [2.20-10.19]
Private sector
14 (73.7%)
5 (26.3%)
—
—
Paternal level of education
No education
14 (63.6%)
8 (36.4%)
2.24 [0.88-5.73]
3.76 [1.13-12.49]
Primary
44 (88.0%)
6 (12.0%)
0.53 [0.21-1.34]
0.76 [0.25-2.38]
Secondary
63 (74.1)
22 (25.9%)
—
—
College and above
149 (79.7)
38 (20.3%)
1.00
—
Parity
Primi-para
125 (71.4%)
50 (28.6%)
2.41 [1.41-4.16]
2.42 [1.22-4.79]
Multipara
145 (85.8%)
24 (14.2%)
1.00
—
Place of birth
Home
10 (71.4%)
4 (28.6%)
—
—
Health center
14 (66.7%)
7 (33.3%)
1.95 [0.76-5.04]
1.55 [0.51-4.75]
Hospital
246 (79.%)
63 (20.4%)
1.00
—
Mode of delivery
SVD
165 (83.3%)
33 (16.7%)
1.00
—
IAVD
48 (66.7%)
24 (33.3%)
2.50 [1.35-4.63]
2.01 [0.97-4.19]
C/S
57 (77.0)
17 (23.0%)
—
—
Early initiation of BF
Yes
23 (81.1%)
54 (18.9%)
1.00
—
No
39 (66.1%)
20 (33.9%)
2.19 [1.19-4.06]
1.62 [0.72-3.63]
Breast related problem
Yes
32 (66.7%)
16 (33.3%)
2.05 [1.06-3.99]
2.17 [0.99-4.74]
No
238 (80.4%)
58 (19.6%)
1.00
PNC
Yes
192 (83.8)
37 (16.2%)
2 1.00
—
No
78 (67.8%)
37 (32.2%)
2.46 [1.45-4.17]
2.62 [1.44-4.80]
BF affect maternal health badly
False
196 (72.6%)
46 (62.2%)
1.00
—
True
74 (27.4%)
28 (37.8%)
1.61 [0.93-2.77]
1.2 [0.65-2.20]
FM better benefits than BM
False
183 (67.8%)
42 (56.8%)
1.00
—
True
87 (32.2%)
32 (43.2%)
1.60 [0.95-2.71]
1.31 [0.75-2.28]
BF prevents from diarrheal diseases
True
215 (79.6%)
49 (66.2%)
1.00
—
False
55 (20.4%)
25 (33.8%)
1.99 [1.13-3.51]
1.63 [0.89-2.97]
Breast milk gives enough water
True
192 (71.1%)
40 (54.1%)
1.00
—
False
78 (28.9%)
34 (45.9%)
2.09 [1.26-3.55]
2.19 [1.26-3.74]
Knowledge of benefit and compositions of BF
Good
233 (82.0%)
51 (18.0%)
1.00
—
Poor
37 (61.7%)
23 (38.3%)
2.84 [1.55-5.19]
3.15 [1.56-6.35]
Significantly associated variables with value < 0.05 and 1.00 represent reference variable. FM: formula feeding; BF: breastfeeding; PNC: postnatal care; SVD: spontaneous vaginal delivery; IAVD: instrumental assisted vaginal delivery; C/S: cesarean section; EBF: exclusive breastfeeding.
