Table 8 Crude and adjusted odds ratio of socio-demographic, maternal, and child characteristics with continued breastfeeding

Mother's age at marriage

< 20^®

21–25

0.863 (0.558–1.335)

0.970 (0.592–1.591)

26–30

0.506 (0.201–1.277)

0.793 (0.267–2.356)

> 30

0.066* (0.005–0.883)

0.129 (0.007–2.241)

Mother's age at last pregnancy

< 20^®

21–25

1.412 (0.913–2.184)

1.325 (0.787–2.231)

26–30

1.917* (1.105–3.326)

1.521 (0.740–3.128)

> 30

1.483 (0.591–3.724)

1.063 (0.332–3.406)

Mother's education

No formal education

0.876 (0.354–2.168)

0.706 (0.248–2.013)

Primary education

0.403 (0.151–1.073)

0.383 (0.123–1.195)

Secondary education

1.068 (0.627–1.820)

0.914 (0.509–1.642)

Higher secondary education

1.089 (0.587–2.021)

1.045 (0.534–2.046)

Graduation and above^®

Caste

Open^®

SC

2.439** (1.468–4.054)

2.362 (1.352–4.126)

ST

3.271 (0.734–14.58)

2.334 (0.492–11.07)

OBC

1.368 (0.749–2.498)

1.353 (0.697–2.626)

Not disclosed

1.359 (0.897–2.060)

1.342 (0.850–2.120)

Religion

Hindu^®

Muslim

0.761 (0.515–1.125)

0.790** (0.509–1.228)

Others

0.643 (0.335–1.234)

0.618 (0.300–1.274)

No of family members

< 4^®

> 4

0.944 (0.660–1.352)

1.133 (0.749–1.714)

Color of ration card (proxy annual income in rupees)

Yellow (< 15,000)

1.564 (0.768–3.185)

1.216 (0.542–2.732)

Saffron (15,000–100,000)

1.559 (0.781–3.112)

1.109 (0.503–2.442)

White (> 100,000)^®

Type of delivery

Normal^®

C-Section

1.118 (0.778–1.608)

1.217 (0.808–1.832)

Place of delivery

Private facility^®

Public facility

1.383 (0.978–1.956)

1.377 (0.931–2.037)

Birth spacing

Single child

0.556** (0.371–0.833)

0.593 (0.335–1.050)

< 33 months

0.728 (0.455–1.165)

0.562* (0.322–0.982)

> 33 months^®

IYCF counselling received

Yes^®

No

0.650 (0.353–1.197)

1.433 (0.726–2.829)

Time of IYCF counselling

Antenatal care

0.785 (0.342–1.802)

0.889 (0.350–2.262)

Postnatal care

0.745 (0.402–1.380)

0.859 (0.433–1.705)

Both^®

Gender of child

Male^®

Female

0.935 (0.670–1.303)

0.963 (0.664–1.396)

Gestational age

Preterm

1.368 (0.676–2.767)

1.379 (0.630–3.020)

Full term^®

Birth weight of child

Very low (< 1500 gm)

0.636 (0.262–1.544)

1.162 (0.411–3.289)

Low (1500-2500gm)

0.816 (0.580–1.147)

0.840 (0.574–1.229)

Normal^® (> 2500 gm)

Birth order

< 2^®

> 2

1.198 (0.762–1.884)

0.753 (0.409–1.387)

Bottle feeding

Yes

0.154*** (0.109–0.219)

0.153*** (0.105–0.224)

No^®

Formula feed

Yes

0.880 (0.492–1.572)

0.809 (0.437–1.499)

No^®

Processed food

Yes

1.339 (0.941–1.905)

1.449 (0.999–2.103)

No^®