Association between Breastfeeding Duration and Type of Birth Attendant

Table 2

Factors associated with breastfeeding duration.

Characteristic	Breastfed < 6 months	Breastfed ≥ 6 months
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Age
18–24 years	1.45 (1.07–1.96)	0.41 (0.29–0.57)
25–29 years	1.77 (1.30–2.41)	1.37 (1.01–1.85)
30–34 years	1.00	1.00
35–45 years	1.15 (0.80–1.67)	1.29 (0.90–1.83)
Marital status
Married	1.00	1.00
Not married	1.12 (0.85–1.48)	0.39 (0.28–0.53)
Maternal race
White, NH	1.00	1.00
Black, NH	1.31 (0.77–2.20)	0.53 (0.29–0.96)
Hispanic	2.48 (1.36–4.49)	1.38 (0.74–2.57)
Others	5.36 (1.93–14.89)	4.03 (1.44–11.29)
Maternal education
Less than high school	0.47 (0.26–0.83)	0.11 (0.06–0.22)
High school	0.55 (0.39–0.77)	0.20 (0.14–0.29)
1–3 years of college	1.07 (0.79–1.45)	0.46 (0.34–0.62)
College graduate	1.00	1.00
Income
<$20,000	0.69 (0.49–0.96)	0.35 (0.24–0.49)
$20,000–$49,999	0.83 (0.64–1.07)	0.68 (0.53–0.88)
≥$50,000	1.00	1.00
Prepregnancy BMI
Underweight	0.73 (0.44–1.20)	0.48 (0.28–0.81)
Normal weight	1.00	1.00
Overweight	1.10 (0.81–1.48)	0.89 (0.66–1.20)
Obese	0.77 (0.58–1.03)	0.58 (0.44–0.78)
Health insurance
No	1.04 (0.58–1.89)	1.32 (0.74–2.36)
Yes	1.00	1.00
Postnatal WIC
No	1.00	1.00
Yes	0.77 (0.61–0.97)	0.30 (0.24–0.38)
Prenatal WIC
No	1.00	1.00
Yes	0.76 (0.60–0.97)	0.33 (0.25–0.42)
Mode of delivery
Vaginally, not induced	1.00	1.00
Vaginally, induced	1.05 (0.79–1.39)	0.72 (0.54–0.95)
Planned C-section	0.62 (0.44–0.86)	0.60 (0.44–0.83)
Unplanned or emergency C-section	1.18 (0.81–1.73)	0.64 (0.43–0.95)
Breastfeeding intention
Breastfeed only	1.00	1.00
Formula or combination	0.01 (0.01–0.27)	0.003 (0.001–0.007)
Smoked during pregnancy
No	1.00	1.00
Yes	0.56 (0.41–0.76)	0.15 (0.10–0.22)

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NH = non-Hispanic; WIC = women; infants and children; BMI = body mass index; C-Section = Cesarean section. Note. Bold estimates are significant.