Table 8 Factors associated with EBF practice among employed mothers and housewives
Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | χ2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
Age group (years) | ||||
18–25 | 75 (70.0) | 37 (33.0) | 4.902 | < 0.001 |
26–33 | 65 (76.5) | 20 (23.5) | ||
34–41 | 44 (89.8) | 5 (10.2) | ||
Occupation | ||||
Employed | 78 (67.8) | 37 (32.2) | 5.566 | 0.018 |
Housewives | 106 (80.9) | 25 (19.1) | ||
Educational level | ||||
No formal education | 6 (66.6) | 3 (33.3) | ||
Primary level | 34 (77.3) | 10 (22.7) | 3.712 | 0.294 |
Secondary level | 97 (78.9) | 26 (21.1) | ||
College | 47 (67.1) | 23 (32.9) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Single | 59 (67.8) | 28 (32.2) | 3.638 | 0.162 |
Married | 110 (79.1) | 29 (20.9) | ||
Divorced/widow | 15 (75.0) | 5 (25.0) | ||
Religion | ||||
Christian | 98 (72.1) | 38 (27.9) | 1.209 | 0.271 |
Muslim | 86 (78.2) | 24 (21.8) | ||
Delivery place | ||||
Health facility | 127 (74.3) | 44 (25.7) | 0.083 | 0.773 |
Home | 57 (76.0) | 18 (24.0) | ||
Delivery type | ||||
Normal (SVD) | 150 (76.5) | 46 (23.5) | 1.538 | 0.215 |
C/Section | 34 (68.0) | 16 (32.0) | ||
Gravidity | ||||
Prime para | 55 (66.3) | 28 (33.7) | 4.837 | 0.028 |
Multipara | 129 (79.1) | 34 (20.9) | ||