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Table 2 Inequality indices estimates of the factors associated with the prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding, from years 2004–2017

From: Inequalities in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: an estimation of relative and absolute measures of inequality

Inequality Dimension

2004

2007

2011

2014

2017

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Estimate

95% CI

Economic status

D

12.2

7.1, 17.2

-3.9

-11.0, 3.1

-9.3

-15.7, -2.9

-12.9

-20.3, -5.6

-10.5

-16.6, -4.3

PAF

11.7

1.6, 21.9

0.0

-9.3, 9.3

0.0

-6.9, 6.9

0.0

-6.4, 6.4

0.0

-5.3, 5.3

PAR

2.9

0.4, 5.5

0.0

-4.0, 4.0

0.0

-3.2, 3.2

0.0

-3.3, 3.3

0.0

-3.1, 3.1

R

1.8

1.4, 2.3

0.9

0.8, 1.1

0.8

0.7, 0.9

0.8

0.7, 0.9

0.8

0.8, 0.9

Level of Education

D

9.3

4.5, 14.1

0.1

-6.6, 6.8

-0.8

-6.7, 5

-7.6

-14.9, -0.3

-4.0

-12.1, 4.1

PAF

22.4

13.3, 31.4

0.0

-8.8, 8.8

0.0

-8.1, 8.1

0.0

-8.6, 8.6

0.0

-10.6, 10.6

PAR

5.6

3.3, 7.8

0.0

-3.8, 3.8

0.0

-3.8, 3.8

0.0

-4.4, 4.4

0.0

-6.2, 6.2

R

1.4

1.2, 1.7

1.0

0.9, 1.2

1.0

0.9, 1.1

0.9

0.8, 1.0

0.9

0.8, 1.1

Place of Residence

D

-1.7

-6.2, 2.9

-4.6

-9.8, 0.7

-3.5

-8.1, 1.0

-7.5

-13.2, -1.8

-3.0

-7.6, 1.5

PAF

0.0

-3.2, 3.2

0.0

-2.5, 2.5

0.0

-2.0, 2.0

0.0

-2.0, 2.0

0.0

-1.7, 1.7

PAR

0.0

-0.8, 0.8

0.0

-1.1, 1.1

0.0

-0.9, 0.9

0.0

-1.0, 1.0

0.0

-1.0, 1.0

R

0.9

0.8, 1.1

0.9

0.8, 1.0

0.9

0.8, 1.0

0.9

0.8, 1.0

0.9

0.9, 1.0

Sex of child

D

-3.0

-6.7, 0.8

1.1

-4.0, 6.2

-1.9

-6.2, 2.3

0.3

-4.7, 5.2

0.2

-3.7, 4.1

PAF

0.0

-6.8, 6.8

1.3

-3.4, 6.0

0.0

-3.6, 3.6

0.3

-2.9, 3.5

0.2

-2.5, 2.9

PAR

0.0

-1.7, 1.7

0.5

-1.5, 2.6

0.0

-1.7, 1.7

0.1

-1.5, 1.8

0.1

-1.5, 1.7

R

0.9

0.8, 1.0

1.0

0.9, 1.2

1.0

0.9, 1.0

1.0

0.9, 1.1

1.0

0.9, 1.1

Sub-National Region

D

10.3

2.9, 17.8

17.0

6.3, 27.8

11.0

3.9, 18.0

20.7

13.3, 28.1

16.3

8.0, 24.5

PAF

20.6

8.7, 32.5

20.5

12.1, 28.9

14.8

9.3, 20.3

17.8

6.3, 29.4

11.1

2.2, 19.9

PAR

5.1

2.2, 8.1

8.8

5.2, 12.5

7.0

4.4, 9.5

9.1

3.2, 14.9

6.5

1.3, 11.7

R

1.5

1.1, 2.1

1.5

1.2, 1.9

1.3

1.1, 1.5

1.5

1.3, 1.8

1.3

1.1, 1.5

  1. CI: Confidence Interval, D: Difference, PAR: Population Attributable risk, PAF: Population Attributable Fraction, R: Ratio.