Research Article
Association between Breastfeeding Duration and Type of Birth Attendant
Table 2
Factors associated with breastfeeding duration.
| Characteristic | Breastfed < 6 months | Breastfed ≥ 6 months | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| Age | | | 18–24 years | 1.45 (1.07–1.96) | 0.41 (0.29–0.57) | 25–29 years | 1.77 (1.30–2.41) | 1.37 (1.01–1.85) | 30–34 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 35–45 years | 1.15 (0.80–1.67) | 1.29 (0.90–1.83) | Marital status | | | Married | 1.00 | 1.00 | Not married | 1.12 (0.85–1.48) | 0.39 (0.28–0.53) | Maternal race | | | White, NH | 1.00 | 1.00 | Black, NH | 1.31 (0.77–2.20) | 0.53 (0.29–0.96) | Hispanic | 2.48 (1.36–4.49) | 1.38 (0.74–2.57) | Others | 5.36 (1.93–14.89) | 4.03 (1.44–11.29) | Maternal education | | | Less than high school | 0.47 (0.26–0.83) | 0.11 (0.06–0.22) | High school | 0.55 (0.39–0.77) | 0.20 (0.14–0.29) | 1–3 years of college | 1.07 (0.79–1.45) | 0.46 (0.34–0.62) | College graduate | 1.00 | 1.00 | Income | | | <$20,000 | 0.69 (0.49–0.96) | 0.35 (0.24–0.49) | $20,000–$49,999 | 0.83 (0.64–1.07) | 0.68 (0.53–0.88) | ≥$50,000 | 1.00 | 1.00 | Prepregnancy BMI | | | Underweight | 0.73 (0.44–1.20) | 0.48 (0.28–0.81) | Normal weight | 1.00 | 1.00 | Overweight | 1.10 (0.81–1.48) | 0.89 (0.66–1.20) | Obese | 0.77 (0.58–1.03) | 0.58 (0.44–0.78) | Health insurance | | | No | 1.04 (0.58–1.89) | 1.32 (0.74–2.36) | Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | Postnatal WIC | | | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes | 0.77 (0.61–0.97) | 0.30 (0.24–0.38) | Prenatal WIC | | | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes | 0.76 (0.60–0.97) | 0.33 (0.25–0.42) | Mode of delivery | | | Vaginally, not induced | 1.00 | 1.00 | Vaginally, induced | 1.05 (0.79–1.39) | 0.72 (0.54–0.95) | Planned C-section | 0.62 (0.44–0.86) | 0.60 (0.44–0.83) | Unplanned or emergency C-section | 1.18 (0.81–1.73) | 0.64 (0.43–0.95) | Breastfeeding intention | | | Breastfeed only | 1.00 | 1.00 | Formula or combination | 0.01 (0.01–0.27) | 0.003 (0.001–0.007) | Smoked during pregnancy | | | No | 1.00 | 1.00 | Yes | 0.56 (0.41–0.76) | 0.15 (0.10–0.22) |
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OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NH = non-Hispanic; WIC = women; infants and children; BMI = body mass index; C-Section = Cesarean section. Note. Bold estimates are significant.
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