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Table 2 Risk factors for a child being exclusively breastfed - unadjusted and adjusted Odds Ratio (OR), Nigeria 2003

From: Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria

Characteristic

EBF

 

Unadjusted odds ratios

Adjusted 0dds ratios (AOR)

 

OR (95% CI)

p

AOR (95% CI)

p

Antenatal Clinic visits

    

None

1.00

 

1.00

 

1-3.

5.02 (1.55 - 16.28)

0.007

2.62 (0.83 - 8.31)

0.102

4+

4.33 (1.71 - 10.9)

0.002

2.70 (1.04 - 7.01)

0.040

Wealth Index

    

Poor

1.00

 

1.00

 

Middle

3.31 (1.41 - 7.81)

0.006

2.45 (1.06 - 5.68)

0.036

Rich

1.89 (0.48 - 7.43)

0.360

1.15 (0.28 - 6.69)

0.841

Geopolitical region

    

North Central

1.00

 

1.00

 

North East

0.19 (0.07 - 0.54)

0.002

0.19 (0.06 - 0.59)

0.004

North West

0.12 (0.04 - 0.36)

<0.001

0.16 (0.06 - 0.49)

0.001

South East

0.28 (0.05 - 1.42)

0.124

0.20 (0.03 - 1.22)

0.082

South South

0.48 (0.13 - 1.80)

0.273

0.47 (0.11 - 1.95)

0.299

South West

0.39 (0.08 - 2.04)

0.266

0.32 (0.06 - 1.83)

0.200

Child's age

    

Age of child (months)

0.64 (0.53 - 0.77)

<0.001

0.65 (0.51 - 0.82)

<0.001

Sex of baby

    

Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

Female

1.99 (0.98 - 4.03)

0.057

2.13 (1.03 - 4.39)

0.041

  1. Note: Independent variables adjusted for are: maternal working status; maternal education; partner's education; mother's age; marital status; birth order; preceding birth interval; sex of baby; child's age in month; place of delivery; mode of delivery; type of delivery assistance; timing of postnatal check-up; mother's Body mass index (BMI); size of baby; mothers literacy; wealth Index; decisions women have final say, residence and geopolitical region
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