Table 7 Regression analysis of factors significantly associated with willingness to donate breast milk or receive donated breast milk among respondents
| Variables |
Crude OR [95% CI] | P |
Adjusted OR†2 [95% CI] | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers education | ||||
| Completed primary or less | 3.89 (0.55, 12.22) | 0.371 | 2.99 (0.33, 12.01) | 0.330 |
| Completed secondary | 1.49 (0.63, 3.50) | 0.365 | 1.16 (0.42, 3.16) | 0.777 |
| Post-secondary | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Mothers occupation | ||||
| Unemployed | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Unskilled or low earner | 2.18 (0.86, 5.48) | 0.099 | 2.41 (0.89, 6.49) | 0.081 |
| Semi-skilled or middle earner | 1.69 (0.74, 3.87) | 0.213 | 1.99 (0.81, 4.92) | 0.132 |
| Skilled or high earner | 2.13 (0.85, 5.32) | 0.105 | 2.62 (0.98, 7.03) | 0.055 |
| Mothers socioeconomic class | ||||
| Low | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| middle | 0.20 (0.04, 1.06) | 0.058 | 0.11 (0.01, 1.14) | 0.064 |
| High | 1.41 (0.57, 3.49) | 0.452 | 1.07 (0.31, 3.71) | 0.917 |
| Knowledge of donor milk | ||||
| None | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Partial | 3.94 (1.34, 11.56) | 0.013† | 3.41 (0.98, 11.84) | 0.054 |
| Adequate | 12.22 (3.53, 24.31) | 0.001† | 10.76 (2.78, 23.67) | 0.001† |
| Awareness of donor milk policies | ||||
| Yes | 0.58 (0.22, 1.51) | 0.259 | 0.47 (0.16, 1.36) | 0.163 |
| No | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Financial remuneration involved | ||||
| Yes | 0.20 (0.12, 0.47) | 0.001† | 0.18 (0.10, 0.44) | 0.001† |
| No | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Spouse consent to donate/receive | ||||
| Yes | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| No | 2.04 (0.96, 4.33) | 0.063 | 2.16 (0.99, 4.73) | 0.052 |
| Preference for donor | ||||
| Relatives | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| Non-relatives | 1.93 (0.73, 5.13) | 0.188 | 2.16 (0.78, 5.96) | 0.136 |
| Donor tested and safe | ||||
| Yes | 1.11 (0.54, 2.29) | 0.782 | 1.03 (0.49, 2.18) | 0.931 |
| No | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Milk preference in medical conditions | ||||
| Donor milk | 6.87 (3.07, 15.39) | 0.001† | 6.64 (2.87, 15.36) | 0.001† |
| Infant formula | 1 | – | 1 | – |