Table 3

Regression coefficient of covariates on cessation of exclusive breastfeeding

Regression coefficient

Wald test

Significance (p)


Birth order

-0071

0.449

0.503

Age of the mother

0013

0.371

0.542

Paternal education

-0051

1.191

0.275

Maternal education

-0020

0.146

0.702

Non-working mother

0343

0.990

0.320

Sinhalese ethnicity

-0277

2.277

0.131


Agampodi et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:13   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-13

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