Knowledge and Practice of Employed Mothers towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 6
The univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for practice of employed mothers in Mecha district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 429).
Variables
Category
Poor practice (n = 264)
Good practice (n = 165)
COR (95 % CI)
AOR (95 % CI)
value for COR/AOR
First baby
No
122
80
1.1 (1.23, 13.87)
1.06 (0.44, 2.59)
0.05/0.89
Yes
142
85
1
Age of the mother
<25
46
23
0.8 (0.30, 0.83)
1.10 (0.42, 2.92)
0.03/0.81
25–35
167
110
1.05 (1.52, 2.84)
0.871 (0.44, 1.72)
0.04/0.84
>35
51
32
1
1
Educational level
certificate
129
106
1.9 (1.26, 2.8)
2.97 (1.66, 5.3)
0.002/0.00
>certificate
135
59
1
1
Maternity leave
<four months
96
24
0.29 (0.18, 0.49)
0.31 (0.10, 0.91)
0.00/0.03
four months
168
141
1
1
Actual time to return back to work
<four months
131
32
0.24 (0.16, 0.39)
0.21 (0.08, 0.51)
0.00/0.01
four months
133
133
1
1
Private place for breastfeeding
No
243
141
0.50 (0.27, 0.94)
0.92 (0.40, 2.13)
0.03/0.84
Yes
21
24
1
1
Occupation
Gov. employee
169
106
1.01 (0.67, 1.52)
0.98 (0.49, 1.96)
0.18/0.96
Private employee
95
59
1
1
Birth at health facilities
No
28
14
0.78 (0.39, 1.53)
0.85 (0.32, 2.26)
0.07/0.75
Yes
236
151
1
1
Support of the husband for breastfeeding
No
103
40
0.5 (0.32, 0.77)
0.26 (0.14, 0.47)
0.002/0.00
Yes
161
125
1
1
Residence
Urban
184
121
1.19 (0.77, 1.85)
1.42 (0.74, 2.74)
0.06/0.29
Rural
80
44
1
1
Marital status
Married
247
156
0.63 (0.04, 10.17)
0.59 (0.04, 8.59)
0.13/0.70
Divorced
16
8
0.50 (0.03, 9.07)
3.00 (0.16, 57.26)
0.41/0.47
Widowed
1
1
1
1
Note: = variables which are significantly associated in multivariable analysis. value for COR/AOR = 0.00/0.03 means value for COR = 0.00 and value for AOR = 0.03.
