Table 3 Bivariate and multivariable cox proportional hazards model predicting the hazards of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding by socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of index infants in Ankesha Guagusa Woreda, Awi administrative zone, Northwest Ethiopia 2012

1.504 (1.014-2.232)

0.043

1.133 (0.478-2.684)

0.777

1.059 (0.759-1.475)

0.737

0.937 (0.555-1.584)

0.809

1.036 (0.779-1.377)

0.809

0.703 (0.444-1.111)

0.131

0.918 (0.664-1.269)

0.605

0.894 (0.573-1.396)

0.623

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1

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1

1.108 (0.857-1.432)

0.433

1.028 (0.627-1.686)

0.914

1.623 (1.204-2.188)

0.001

1.004 (0.513-1.967)

0.990

2.340 (1.765-3.103)

0.000

2.490 (0.920-6.739)

0.073

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1

0.938 (0.718-1.224)

0.637

1.016 (0.642-1.609)

0.945

1.169 (0.831-1.643)

0.370

0.903 (0.462-1.766)

0.766

1.698 (1.327-2.172)

0.000

1.646 (0.717-3.780)

0.240

1.106 (0.590-2.074)

0.753

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0.771 (0.601-0.990)

0.041

0.481 (0.138-1.679)

0.251

1.098 (0.739-1.631)

0.642

0.914 (0.471-1.774)

0.791

1.742 (1.268-2.395)

0.001

0.813 (0.345-1.917)

0.636

1.516 (0.831-2.767)

0.175

1.529 (0.592-3.944)

0.380

2.182 (1.007-4.731)

0.048

5.156 (1.018-26.117)

0.048

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1.392 (1.065-1.821)

0.016

0.390 (0.093-1.641)

0.199

1.718 (1.356-2.176)

0.000

0.195 (0.043-0.893)

0.035

1.642 (0.407-6.620)

0.485

1.328 (0.478-2.684)

0.877

1.272 (0.791-2.046)

0.321

0.412 (0.084-2.014)

0.274

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1.559 (1.276-1.905)

0.000

2.175 (1.054-4.489)

0.036

0.863 (0.622-1.199)

0.380

1.295 (0.559-3.001)

0.546

0.963 (0.699-1.327)

0.817

1.180 (0.520-2.677)

0.692

0.987 (0.725-1.344)

0.934

0.972 (0.571-1.652)

0.915

0.750 (0.549-1.025)

0.071

0.751 (0.469-1.202)

0.233

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