Characteristics | Initiation of breastfeeding (n = 618) | OR (CI) | p - value | |
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Within 1 h (early) n (%) | After 1 h n (%) | |||
Mother's age (years) | ||||
15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 ≥ 35 | 17 (70.8) 163 (79.5) 191 (87.2) 98 (85.2) 48 (87.3) | 7 (29.2) 42 (20.5) 28 (12.8) 17 (14.8) 7 (12.7) | 1 0.6 (0.24, 1.60) 0.4 (0.14, 0.94) 0.4 (0.15, 1.17) 0.4 (0.11, 1.16) | 1 0.33 0.03 0.09 0.08 |
Sex of child | ||||
Male Female | 262 (83.7) 255 (83.6) | 51 (16.3) 50 (16.4) | 1 1.0 (0.65, 1.52) | 1 0.97 |
Birthweight of child | ||||
< 2.5 kg ≥ 2.5 kg Do not know | 3 (60.0) 204 (78.2) 310 (88.1) | 2 (40.0) 57 (21.8) 42 (11.9) | 0.2 (0.03, 1.25) 0.5 (0.31, 0.75) 1 | 0.08 0.001 1 |
Marital status | ||||
Married Othersa | 502 (83.9) 96 (16.1) | 15 (75.0) 5 (25.0) | 1.7 (0.62, 4.91) 1 | 0.29 1 |
Educational status of the mother | ||||
Attended no formal school Attended formal school | 129 (90.2) 388 (81.7) | 14 (9.8) 87 (18.3) | 2.1 (1.14) 1 | 0.02 1 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Sidama Amara Oromo Wolayita Othersb | 323 (91.0) 49 (73.1) 27 (75.0) 61 (67.0) 57 (82.6) | 32 (9.0) 18 (26.9) 9 (25.0) 30 (33.0) 12 (17.4) | 1 0.3 (0.14, 0.52) 0.3 (0.13, 0.69) 0.2 (0.11, 0.36) 0.5 (0.23, 0.97) | 1 <0.001 0.005 < 0.001 0.04 |
Religion | ||||
Christian Muslim | 500 (83.8) 17 (81.0) | 97 (16.2) 4 (19.0) | 1 0.8 (0.27, 2.50) | 1 0.73 |
Monthly family income in Ethiopian birr (1US $ =18 ETB) | ||||
0–500 501–1000 1001–1500 1501–2000 > 2000 Didn't know | 70 (82.4) 52 (74.3) 16 (94.1) 15 (65.2) 27 (77.1) 337 (86.9) | 15 (17.6) 18 (25.7) 1 (5.9) 8 (34.8) 8 (22.9) 51 (13.1) | 0.7 (0.38, 1.33) 0.4 (0.24, 0.81) 2.4 (0.31, 18.65) 0.3 (0.12, 0.70) 0.5 (0.22, 1.18) 1 | 0.28 0.01 0.39 0.01 0.12 1 |
Ownership of house | ||||
Owner Rented Dependent | 334 (91.8) 158 (72.1) 25 (71.4) | 30 (8.2) 61 (27.9) 10 (28.6) | 1 0.2 (0.14, 0.37) 0.2 (0.10, 0.51) | 1 < 0.001 < 0.001 |
Parity | ||||
One 2–4 ≥ 5 | 176 (75.5) 236 (86.8) 105 (92.9) | 57 (24.5) 36 (13.2) 8 (7.1) | 1 2.1 (1.34, 3.36) 4.3 (1.95, 9.26) | 1 0.001 < 0.001 |
Number of living children | ||||
One 2–4 ≥ 5 | 182 (75.5) 249 (87.7) 86 (92.5) | 59 (24.5) 35 (12.3) 7 (7.5) | 1 2.3 (1.45, 3.65) 4.0 (1.75, 9.08) | 1 < 0.001 0.001 |
Frequency of listening to radio | ||||
Almost every day At least once a fortnight Less than once a week Not at all | 221 (76.7) 44 (80.0) 39 (95.1) 213 (91.0) | 67 (23.3) 11 (20.0) 2 (4.9) 21 (9.0) | 1 1.2 (0.59, 2.48) 6.0 (1.39, 25.13) 3.1 (1.82, 5.20) | 1 0.60 0.02 < 0.001 |
Frequency of reading newspaper | ||||
Almost every day At least once a fortnight Less than once a week Not at all | 22 (71.0) 46 (78.0) 78 (83.0) 371 (85.5) | 9 (29.0) 13 (22.0) 16 (17.0) 63 (14.5) | 0.4 (0.18, 0.94) 0.6 (0.31, 1.17) 0.8 (0.45, 1.51) 1 | 0.04 0.14 0.54 1 |
Antenatal care | ||||
Yes No | 206 (78.0) 311 (87.9) | 58 (22.0) 43 (12.1) | 1 2.0 (1.32, 3.14) | 1 0.001 |
Place of birth | ||||
Outside Health Facility Health facilities | 312 (89.7) 205 (75.9) | 36 (10.3) 65 (24.1) | 2.7 (1.76, 4.30) 1 | < 0.001 1 |
Assistance during delivery | ||||
Health professional Traditional birth attendant No one | 211 (75.9) 283 (89.6) 23 (95.8) | 67 (24.1) 33 (10.4) 1 (4.2) | 1 2.7 (1.73, 4.28) 7.3 (0.97, 55.10) | 1 < 0.001 0.05 |
Breastfeeding advice/counselling | ||||
Yes No | 418 (84.8) 99 (79.2) | 75 (15.2) 26 (20.8) | 1.5 (0.89, 2.41) 1 | 0.13 |