Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with cessation of exclusive breastfeeding before the sixth month of life in
Rajkot
|
Variable |
Exclusive Breastfeeding |
RR (95% CI) | |||
|
Yes |
No | ||||
|
n=285 |
% |
n=177 |
% | ||
|
Sex of infant | |||||
|
Male |
157 |
55.1 |
96 |
54.2 |
1.00 |
|
Female |
128 |
44.9 |
81 |
45.8 |
0.99 (0.85-1.14) |
|
Mother's age (years) | |||||
|
> 30 |
16 |
5.6 |
18 |
10.2 |
1.00 |
|
21-30 |
228 |
80.0 |
136 |
76.8 |
1.33 (0.92-1.92) |
|
< 20 |
41 |
14.4 |
23 |
13.0 |
1.36 (0.91-2.03) |
|
Socio-economic status | |||||
|
Upper |
7 |
2.5 |
8 |
4.5 |
1.00 |
|
Middle |
40 |
14.0 |
21 |
11.9 |
1.41 (0.79-2.49) |
|
Lower |
238 |
83.5 |
148 |
83.6 |
1.32 (0.76-2.28) |
|
Father's education | |||||
|
Graduation & more |
29 |
10.2 |
22 |
12.4 |
1.00 |
|
Secondary & Higher Secondary |
153 |
53.7 |
92 |
52.0 |
1.10 (0.85-1.42) |
|
Primary |
79 |
27.7 |
43 |
24.3 |
1.14 (0.87-1.50) |
|
Illiterate |
24 |
8.4 |
20 |
11.3 |
0.96 (0.67-1.38) |
|
Mother's education | |||||
|
Graduation & more |
24 |
8.4 |
22 |
12.4 |
1.00 |
|
Secondary & Higher secondary |
109 |
38.3 |
61 |
34.5 |
1.23 (0.91-1.66) |
|
Primary |
102 |
35.8 |
53 |
29.9 |
1.26 (0.94-1.70) |
|
Illiterate |
50 |
17.5 |
41 |
23.2 |
1.05 (0.75-1.47) |
|
Primiparity | |||||
|
No |
167 |
58.6 |
100 |
56.5 |
1.00 |
|
Yes |
118 |
41.4 |
77 |
43.5 |
0.97 (0.84-1.12) |
|
Type of delivery | |||||
|
Normal |
250 |
87.7 |
155 |
87.6 |
1.00 |
|
Operative |
35 |
12.3 |
22 |
12.4 |
0.99 (0.80-1.24) |
|
Place of delivery | |||||
|
Hospital |
247 |
86.7 |
152 |
85.9 |
1.00 |
|
Home |
38 |
13.3 |
25 |
14.1 |
0.97 (0.79-1.21) |
|
No. of Antenatal visits | |||||
|
> 3 |
242 |
84.9 |
141 |
79.7 |
1.00 |
|
< 3 |
43 |
15.1 |
36 |
20.3 |
0.86 (0.69-1.07) |
|
Mother's employment | |||||
|
Housewife |
251 |
88.1 |
148 |
83.6 |
1.00 |
|
Working |
34 |
11.9 |
29 |
16.4 |
0.86 (0.67-1.09) |
|
Received postnatal feeding advice | |||||
|
Yes |
258 |
90.5 |
161 |
91.0 |
1.00 |
|
No |
27 |
9.5 |
16 |
9.0 |
1.02 (0.80-1.30) |
Table 2 (contd.)
OJHAS Vol 8 Issue 1(3) Chudasama RK, Amin CD, Parikh YN. Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and its determinants in first 6 months of life
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