Table 5 Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in infants of 6 months and below
Variable | Odds Ratio | P-value | 95% CI | Overall P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of mothers (years) | ||||
15 to 24 | * | 0.0144 | ||
25 to 34 | 0.91 | 0.545 | 0.66–1.24 | |
35 and above | 1.63 | 0.059 | 0.98–2.71 | |
Ethnicity of mothers | ||||
Chewa | * | |||
Tumbuka | 1.71 | 0.012 | 1.13–2.59 | |
Lomwe | 1.01 | 0.968 | 0.74–1.36 | 0.0195 |
Tonga | 1.18 | 0.563 | 0.67–2.08 | |
Yao | 1.22 | 0.262 | 0.86–1.72 | |
Sena | 0.99 | 0.968 | 0.58–1.69 | |
Nkhonde | 1.76 | 0.218 | 0.71–4.35 | |
Ngoni | 2.05 | < 0.001 | 1.38–3.05 | |
Mang’anja | 1.07 | 0.838 | 0.54–2.13 | |
Nyanja | 1.14 | 0.819 | 0.38–3.40 | |
Other | 0.80 | 0.495 | 0.42–1.52 | |
Sex of Infants | ||||
Male | * | |||
Female | 1.35 | 0.009 | 1.08–1.70 | 0.0091 |
Number of siblings | ||||
1–2 | * | |||
3–4 | 1.47 | 0.028 | 1.04–2.08 | 0.0815 |
5 and above | 1.41 | 0.135 | 0.90–2.20 | |