Table 2: Unadjusted and adjusted analyses showing associations between factors in first and second births and odds of not initiating breastfeeding in the second birth among women who did initiate breastfeeding in the first birth
FactorBirth 1Birth 2Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR*
(95% CI)
SmokingNoNo1.001.00
NoYes2.91 (1.89-4.39)1.61 (1.03-2.52)
YesNo1.54 (1.01-2.30)1.02 (0.67-1.57)
YesYes3.13 (2.46-3.96)1.58 (1.21-2.08)
High-income areaYesYes1.001.00
YesNo1.50 (1.03-2.14)0.99 (0.67-1.45)
NoYes1.26 (0.87-1.79)1.54 (1.12-2.12)
NoNo1.87 (1.53-2.28)1.44 (1.17-1.78)
Cesarean deliveryNoNo1.001.00
NoYes1.35 (0.90-1.97)1.30 (0.96-1.77)
YesNo0.46 (0.24-0.80)0.57 (0.31-1.05)
YesYes1.33 (1.08-1.64)1.70 (1.36-2.13)
Folic acidYesYes1.001.00
YesNo1.68 (1.24-2.26)1.30 (0.96-1.77)
NoYes1.44 (1.05-1.97)0.99 (0.71-1.38)
NoNo3.57 (2.86-4.48)1.78 (1.36-2.33)
Tertiary hospital typeYesYes1.001.00
YesNo3.16 (2.01-4.85)2.34 (1.47-3.72)
NoYes0.80 (0.28-1.87)0.53 (0.22-1.44)
NoNo2.03 (1.69-2.45)1.54 (1.26-1.87)
Recreational drug useNoNo1.001.00
NoYes0.61 (0.15-1.77)0.22 (0.07-0.73)
YesNo2.33 (1.21-4.24)1.24 (0.64-2.38)
YesYes4.73 (1.76-11.8)2.29 (0.87-6.05)
Maternal age in birth 2 (continuous), yr--0.88 (0.87-0.90)0.92 (0.90-0.95)

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*Adjusted for other factors in table; both adjusted and unadjusted analyses include only observations with nonmissing values for each factor.