Table 7 Bi and multivariate analysis of formula-feeding practice among mothers living in the urban areas, Jimma zone, January, 2016

 15–24

42 [38.9]

66 [61.1]

2.164 [.742–6.305]

 25–34

87 [39.2]

135 [60.8]

2.191 [.78–6.155]

 35–45

5 [22.7]

17 [77.3]

1.00

 Male

64 [37.2]

108 [62.8]

.931 [.602–1.432]

 Female

70 [33.9]

110 [61.1]

1.00

 Illiterate

44 [51.8]

44 [48.2]

2.50 [1.126–5.567]*

3.39 [1.410–8.179]*

 Read and write

18 [30.5]

41 [69.5]

1.024 [.427–2.456]

1.029 [.38–2.77]

 Grade [1,2,3,4]

21 [41.2]

30 [58.8]

1.633 [.680–3.924]

1.705 [.662–4.388]

 Grade [5,6,7,8]

16 [28.6]

40 [71.4]

.933 [.383–2.275]

.872 [.336–2.261]

 Grade [9,10,11,12]

23 [37.7]

38 [62.3]

1.412 [.603–3.310]

1.397 [.563–3.466]

 Above 12

12 [30]

28 [70]

1.00

1.00

 Islam

106 [38.3]

171 [61.7]

1.00

 Orthodox

19 [32.2]

40 [67.8]

.766 [.422–1.393]

 Protestant

9 [56.2]

7 [43.8]

2.074 [.750–5.735]

 Oromo

118 [38.8]

186 [61.2]

1.00

 Amhara

6 [25]

18 [75]

.525 [.203–1.362]

 Other

18 [75]

6 [25]

1.126 [.482–2.618]

 Farmer

14 [46.7]

16 [53.3]

1.00

 House wife

80 [35.5]

147 [64.8]

.622 [.289–1.340]

 Other

40 [42.1]

55 [57.9]

.831 [.346–1.896]

 Yes

111 [37.5]

185 [62.5]

1.00

 No

23 [41.1]

33 [58.9]

1.162 [.649–2.08]

 Yes

105 [38.9]

165 [61.1]

1.00

 No

29 [35.4]

53 [64.6]

.860 [.514–138]

 Home

27 [50.9]

26 [49.1]

1.844 [1.02–3.3]*

1.857 [.954–3.61]

 Health facility

107 [36]

190 [64]

1.00

 Health worker

110 [36.7]

190 [63.3]

1.00

 TTBA/TBA

7 [53.8]

6 [46.2]

2.015 [.661–6.148]

 Relative/Friends.

17 [43.6]

22 [56.4]

1.335 [.680–2.622]

 Yes

95 [45.5]

114 [54.5]

1.00

1.00

 No

639 [27.3]

104 [72.7]

.450 [.285–.711]*

.294 [.167–.517]*

 Positive

44 [2.7]

121 [73.3]

1.00

1.00

 Negative

90 [48.1]

97 [51.9]

2.55 [1.629–3.9]*

2.75 [1.626–4.6]*

Social pressure

0.948 [.90–.993]*

.925 [.875–.977]*