Table 4 Factors associated with recommended infant feeding practice among HIV-positive mothers at PMCT or ART clinics in Eastern Ethiopian hospitals, 2022(n = 371)
Variables | infant feeding practices | COR(CI) | AOR(CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RIF (%) | NRIF (%) | ||||
age of child | 0–6 7–12 13–24 | 44(13.8) 76(23.9) 198(62.3) | 29(54.7) 5(9.4) 19(35.8) | 6.87(3.54,13.35)*** 0.69(0.25,1.90)* 1 | 5.21 (2.54, 10.70)** 0.59 (0.21, 1.67) 1 |
residence | urban rural | 283(89) 35(11) | 42(79.2) 11(20.8) | 2.12(1.00,4.49) 1 | 0.86(0.34, 2.19) 1 |
maternal education | formal no formal | 285(89.9) 43(81.1) | 32(10.1) 10(18.9) | 2.07(0.95,4.51) 1 | 1.10(0.40, 3.00) 1 |
Ever encountered a breast problem | Yes No | 15(4.7) 303(95.3) | 5(9.4) 48(90.6) | 2.10(0.73, 6.06) 1 | 0.75(0.20, 2.77 ) 1 |
the infant had a mouth ulcer | Yes No | 8(2.5 ) 310(97.5) | 6(11.3) 47(53) | 4.95(1.64,14.89) 1 | 1.87(0.48, 7.37) 1 |
Mode of delivery | SVD CS | 242(76.1) 76(23.9) | 35(66) 18(34) | 1.64(0.88,3.06) 1 | 2.11(1.05, 4.24)** 1 |
ever breastfed | Yes No | 92(28.9) 226(71.1) | 28(52.8) 25(47.2) | 2.75(1.52,4.97) 1 | 1.19 (0.53, 2.66) 1 |
Ever provided expressed breast milk | Yes No | 35(11) 20(37.7) | 283(89) 33(62.3) | 4.9(2.54,9.45) 1 | 2.82(1.33, 5.95)*** 1 |
initiated complementary feeding | yes no | 289(90.9) 29(9.1) | 32(60.4) 21(39.6) | 6.54 (3.35,12.78) 1 | 0.55 (0.22, 1.37) 1 |