Breastfeeding intentions, patterns, and determinants in infants visiting hospitals in La Paz, Bolivia

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Initial and final regression models for risk of short duration of exclusive breastfeeding

Initial Model	Coeff.	Hazard Ratio	95% CI Hazard Ratio	P-value
Prelacteal feed given	0.746	2.11	1.53–2.90	<0.0001
Colostrum given	-1.032	0.36	0.21–0.61	0.0002
Latin Ethnicity	0.310	1.37	1.01–1.85	0.0404
Catholic	0.322	1.35	0.98–1.85	0.0693
Urban Living	0.611	1.84	0.92–3.68	0.0833
Gainful employment	0.219	1.24	0.94–1.64	0.1217
Cohabitant	-0.240	0.78	0.55–1.12	0.1856
Sex. Male infant	0.146	1.16	0.90–1.48	0.2461
Education ≤ 5 years	0.157	1.17	0.85–1.61	0.3386
Hospital. Del Nino	-0.081	0.92	0.69–1.22	0.5761
Literacy	-0.590	0.94	0.54–1.66	0.8384
Upper social class	-0.023	0.98	0.65–1.47	0.9124
Final Model	Coeff.	Hazard Ratio	95% CI Hazard Ratio	P-value
Prelacteal feed given	0.808	2.24	1.66–3.03	<0.0001
Colostrum given	-0.881	0.41	0.25–0.69	0.0008
Latin Ethnicity	0.317	1.37	1.09–1.75	0.0091

Coeff. = Coefficient CI = Confidence interval Hazard ratios >1 indicate shorter exclusive breastfeeding duration. After stepwise backward regression, three variables remain ("Final model") associated with exclusive breastfeeding duration (p < 0.05).

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