|
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
|
- Italic values indicate significance of P value (P < 0.05)
