Prevalence and Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice among Mothers of Children Aged 6–24 Months in Hail, Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Multivariate logistic regression model for independent predictors of practice exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Hail city, Saudi Arabia, 2019.
Variables
aOR
95% CI
value
Education (educated/illiterate)
0.39
0.15–0.99
0.047
Family income (≤3000/>3000 SR)
0.04
0.00–0.31
0.002
Aware about exclusive breastfeeding (yes/no)
3.03
1.78–5.18
<0.001
History of breastfeeding the previous child (yes/no)
2.42
1.46–4.03
<0.001
Facility where antenatal care received (governmental/private)
2.63
1.28–5.41
0.009
Breastfeeding counselling/support received immediately after delivery (yes/no)
2.47
1.34–4.53
0.004
Colostrum feed given (yes/no)
4.24
2.31–7.77
<0.001
Prelacteal feeding given (yes/no)
0.61
0.38–0.97
0.038
Abbreviations: aOR = adjusted odds ratio; SE = standard error; CI = confidence interval; SR = Saudi riyal, equivalent to 0.27 US $. Final −2log-likelihood: 450.2881; cases included: 402; likelihood ratio: 105.5686; value <0.001.
