Table 2 Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among children aged 0–5 months in Sierra Leone
Variables | Model I Empty model | Model II aOR (95% CI) | Model III aOR (95% CI) | Model IV aOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed effect results | ||||
Child’s age | ||||
0–1 months | ||||
2–3 months | 0.31*** (0.21, 0.46) | 0.30*** (0.20, 0.45) | ||
4–5 months | 0.08*** (0.05, 0.13) | 0.08*** (0.05, 0.13) | ||
ANC visits | ||||
0–3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
4+ | 1.45 (0.95, 2.21) | 1.34 (0.87, 2.04) | ||
Place of delivery | ||||
Home | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Health facility | 1.02 (0.59, 1.77) | 1.10 (0.64, 1.90) | ||
Skilled birth attendance | ||||
No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Yes | 0.61 (0.35, 1.05) | 0.55* (0.32, 0.96) | ||
Residence | ||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Rural | 1.26 (0.85, 1.88) | 1.62* (1.03, 2.55) | ||
Region | ||||
Eastern | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Northern | 1.10 (0.68, 1.79) | 1.15 (0.66, 2.00) | ||
Northwestern | 0.76 (0.46, 1.27) | 0.84 (0.47, 1.52) | ||
Southern | 0.67 (0.41, 1.10) | 0.61 (0.35, 1.07) | ||
Western | 0.49* (0.26, 0.93) | 0.54 (0.27, 1.11) | ||
Random effect model | ||||
PSU variance (95% CI) | 0.73 (0.34, 1.56) | 1.05 (0.52, 2.15) | 0.67 (0.31, 1.48) | 0.94 (0.44, 1.98) |
ICC | 0.183 | 0. 243 | 0.170 | 0.222 |
Wald chi-square | Reference | 107.89*** | 14.66*** | 115.25*** |
Model fitness | ||||
Log-likelihood | -678.03288 | -594.79476 | -670.30372 | -585.85708 |
AIC | 1360.066 | 1203.59 | 1354.607 | 1195.714 |
N | 994 | 994 | 994 | 994 |
Number of clusters | 466 | 466 | 466 | 466 |