Exclusive Breast-Feeding Practice and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Mothers in Governmental Health Facilities, Southern Ethiopia
Table 4
Factors associated with EBF practice of mothers with a child under 18 months of age attending in SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables (n = 207)
EBF
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes
No
Place of residence
Urban
135
16
5.46 (2.59–11.51)
2.1 (0.72–6.08)
Rural
34
22
1
1
Occupation
Work outside the house
65
8
2.34 (1.01–5.43)
1.39 (0.43 – 4.49)
House wife
104
30
1
1
Monthly household income
≤500
45
19
1
1
501–1000
35
7
0.32 (0.14–0.72)
1.8 (0.4–8.09)
≥1001
89
12
0.67 (0.25 –1.85)
1.01 (0.31–3.25)
Recommended ANC visit (n = 195)
Yes
124
11
5.22 (2.3–11.89)
3.01 (1.1–8.28)
No
41
19
1
1
Place of delivery
Health facility
161
29
6.25 (2.23–17.52)
1.77 (0.29–10.63)
At home
8
9
1
1
Postnatal care follow-up
Yes
151
27
3.42 (1.45–8.03)
1.07 (0.3–3.91)
No
18
11
1
1
Counseling on breastfeeding during child and maternal illness
Yes
111
14
3.28 (1.58–6.82)
1.14 (0.39–3.29)
No
58
24
1
1
Knowledge of MTCT and PMTCT
Sufficient knowledge
145
20
5.44 (2.52–11.74)
2.07 (0.7–6.17)
Insufficient knowledge
24
18
1
1
Disclosure of HIV status
Yes
135
13
7.64 (3.54–16.47)
3.17 (1.12–8.99)
No
34
25
1
1
Knowledge about IFP
Sufficient knowledge
147
18
7.42 (3.41–16.17)
3.32 (1.15–9.55)
Insufficient knowledge
22
20
1
1
Attitude towards IFP
Favorable attitude
150
21
6.39 (2.88–14.19)
5.39 (1.65–17.6)
Unfavorable attitude
19
17
1
1
Statistically significant at value <0.05; 1: the reference category. ANC: antenatal care, MTCT: mother-to-child transmission, PMTCT: prevention of mother-to-child transmission, IFP: infant feeding practice.
