Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariate regression analysis of factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among women in west Shoa zone.

Variables		Exclusive breastfeeding		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
		Yes (%)	No (%)
Marital status	Married	440 (62.0%)	200 (28.2%)	4.217 (2.504–7.100)	2.467 (1.333–4.564)	0.004
	Single	24 (3.4%)	46 (6.5%)	1.00	1.00
Residence	Urban	321 (45.2%)	86 (12.1%)	4.176 (3.009–5.797)
	Rural	143 (20.1%)	160 (22.5%)	1.00
ANC visit	Yes	348 (49.0%)	84 (11.8%)	5.786 (4.130–8.105)	2.562 (1.250–5.252)	0.010
	No	116 (16.3%)	162 (22.8%)	1.00
Intention of pregnancy	Intended	349 (49.2%)	86 (12.1%)	5.646 (4.034–7.903)	4.727 (3.217–6.945)	0.000
	Unintended	115 (16.2%)	160 (22.5%)	1.00
PNC attendance	Yes	337 (47.5)	104 (14.6%)	3.623 (2.618–5.015)	3.373 (2.293–4.963)	0.000
	No	127 (17.9%)	142 (20.0%)	1.00
Mode of delivery	Home	432 (60.8)	212 (29.9%)	2.165 (1.300–3.605)
	Institutional	32 (4.5%)	34 (4.8%)	1.00
Counseling on EBF	Yes	355 (50.0%)	90 (12.7%)	5.645 (4.031–7.905)	2.544 (1.239–5.225)	0.011
	No	109 (15.4%)	156 (22.0%)	1.00
Sex of the child	Male	311 (43.8%)	138 (19.4%)	1.519 (1.162–1.985)
	Female	151 (21.3%)	104 (14.6%)	1.00

No significant association on multivariate regression analysis.