Variable | Exp(B) | 95% CI for EXP(B) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Mother’s age (years) | ||||
Below 29 years (ref.) | 1.00 | |||
30–49 years | 1.948 | 1.146 | 3.310 | 0.014 |
Step 1 | ||||
Marital status | ||||
Married (ref) | 1.00 | |||
Single | 1.997 | 0.822 | 4.853 | 0.127 |
Education | ||||
None (ref) | 1.00 | |||
Basic | 0.441 | 0.129 | 1.509 | 0.192 |
Secondary | 0.526 | 0.155 | 1.786 | 0.303 |
Tertiary | 0.385 | 0.110 | 1.350 | 0.136 |
Religion | ||||
Christianity (ref) | 1.00 | |||
Muslim | 1.550 | 0.753 | 3.190 | 0.234 |
Traditionalist | 0.93 | 0.520 | 1.75. | 0.999 |
Employment status | ||||
Employed (ref) | 1.00 | |||
Unemployed | 1.202 | 0.557 | 2.593 | 0.039 |
Parity (number of delivery) | ||||
1–2(ref) | 1.00 | |||
3–4 | 0.492 | 0.274 | 0.886 | 0.018 |
5 or more | 1.268 | 0.662 | 2.431 | 0.474 |
Child’s gender | ||||
Male (ref). | 1.00 | |||
Female | 1.265 | 0.758 | 2.113 | 0.368 |
Child’s age | ||||
6–11 months (ref) | 1.00 | |||
12–17 months | 1.991 | 1.158 | 3.422 | 0.113 |
18–24 months | 1.537 | 0.871 | 3.704 | 0.106 |
Mode of delivery | ||||
Surgical operation (ref.) | 1.00 | |||
Normal delivery | 1.824 | 0.863 | 2.467 | 0.011 |
Income (GHS) | ||||
Less than 500 Cedis (ref) | 1.00 | |||
500 cedis or more | 0.699 | 0.399 | 1.224 | 0.210 |
Past illness (3 months) | 1.00 | |||
Yes (ref) | 1.00 | |||
No | 1.418 | 0.821 | 2.450 | 0.210 |
Disability status | ||||
Yes (ref) | 1.00 | |||
No | 0.938 | 0.508 | 1.732 | 0.838 |
Sore nipple | ||||
Yes (ref) | 1.00 | |||
No | 1.890 | 1.534 | 3.483 | 0.002 |
Non-communicable diseases | ||||
Yes (ref) | 1.00 | |||
No | 0.509 | 0.227 | 1.132 | 0.270 |