Table 4 The association between knowledge about EBF and practice
Variables | OR | 95% CI | p-value | AOR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||
ANC visits | ||||||||
Inadequate | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Adequate | 2.14 | 1.40 | 3.29 | < 0.001 | 1.76 | 1.09 | 2.82 | 0.002 |
Knowledge on EBF | ||||||||
Inadequate | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Adequate | 5.51 | 3.51 | 8.64 | < 0.001 | 5.11 | 3.20 | 8.17 | < 0.001 |
Income per day | ||||||||
Less than 1USD | 1 | 1 | ||||||
1 or more USD | 1.94 | 1.28 | 2.95 | 0.002 | 1.83 | 1.14 | 2.94 | 0.013 |
Level of education | ||||||||
No formal education | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Primary | 2.85 | 0.87 | 9.39 | 0.085 | 2.33 | 0.62 | 8.74 | 0.210 |
Secondary | 5.16 | 1.54 | 17.35 | 0.008 | 3.17 | 0.83 | 12.14 | 0.093 |
College | 3.93 | 0.88 | 17.56 | 0.073 | 1.40 | 0.27 | 7.38 | 0.691 |
Perceptions of EBF | ||||||||
Negative | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Positive | 3.48 | 2.26 | 3.36 | < 0.001 | 3.51 | 2.25 | 5.47 | < 0.001 |
Experienced breast problem | ||||||||
Yes | 1 | 1 | ||||||
No | 3.60 | 1.88 | 6.89 | < 0.001 | 3.91 | 1.89 | 8.08 | < 0.001 |