Table 5 Univariate and multivariate factors associated with desirable exclusive breastfeeding practices of the health workers
Participants’ variable (n = 106) | Demonstrating breastfeedinga | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysisb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Desirable (n, %) | Undesirable (n, %) | OR [95% CI] | p-value | OR [95% CI] | p-value | |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 8 (52.1) | 6 (42.9) | 1 | |||
Female | 32 (34.8) | 60 (65.2) | 0.4 [0.1–1.3] | 0.116 | 0.7 [0.2–2.9] | 0.649 |
Age | ||||||
> 40 years | 20 (33.3) | 40 (66.7) | 1 | |||
≤ 40 years | 20 (43.5) | 26 (56.5) | 1.7 [0.8–3.8] | 0.195 | 1.1 [0.4–2.8] | 0.84 |
Hospital level | ||||||
Disp/HC | 19 (48.7) | 20 (51.3) | 1 | |||
Hospital | 21 (31.3) | 46 (68.7) | 0.5 [0.2–1.1] | 0.077 | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] | 0.084 |
Cadre (n = 106) | ||||||
Nurses | 24 (29.6) | 57 (70.4) | 1 | |||
Clinicians | 16 (64.0) | 9 (36.0) | 4.2 [1.6–10.9] | 0.003 | 3.6 [1.2–10.8] | 0.020 |
Years since profession training | ||||||
> 3 years | 20 (33.3) | 40 (66.7) | 1 | |||
≤ 3 years | 20 (43.5) | 26 (56.5) | 1.5 [0.7–3.4] | 0.287 | 1.4 [0.6–3.4] | 0.477 |
Job Training | ||||||
No | 33 (37.1) | 56 (62.9) | 1 | |||
Yes | 7 (41.2) | 10 (58.8) | 1.2 [0.4–3.4] | 0.75 | 2.7 [0.5–6.0] | 0.339 |