Table 1 Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic factors and EBF

Child age

< 0.001*

0–2 months

3,792 (52.6)

1,134 (29.9)

2,658 (70.1)

3–5 months

3,418 (47.4)

1,584 (46.3)

1,834 (53.7)

Child sex

0.419

Male

3,535 (49.0)

1,316 (37.2)

2,219 (62.8)

Female

3,675 (51.0)

1,402 (38.2)

2,273 (61.8)

Mother marital status

0.066

Unmarried

362 (5.0)

153 (42.3)

209 (57.7)

Married

6,848 (95.0)

2,565 (37.5)

4,283 (62.5)

Mother’s age (completed years)

0.004*

10–19

999 (13.9)

427 (42.7)

572 (57.3)

20–24

2,400 (33.3)

869 (36.2)

1,531 (63.8)

25–29

1,735 (24.1)

644 (37.1)

1,091 (62.9)

30+

2,076 (28.8)

778 (37.5)

1,298 (62.5)

Mother’s highest attained level of education

0.853

None

381 (5.3)

141 (37.0)

240 (63.0)

Primary

5,016 (69.6)

1,889 (37.7)

3,127 (62.3)

Secondary

1,363 (18.9)

510 (37.4)

853 (62.6)

Above secondary

450 (6.2)

178 (39.6)

272 (60.4)

Household size (hhs)

0.725

<=mean hhs

4,597 (63.8)

1,726 (37.6)

2,871 (62.5)

>mean hhs

2,613 (36.2)

992 (38.0)

1,621 (62.0)

Residence

0.003*

Urban

1,397 (19.4)

575 (41.2)

822 (58.8)

Rural

5,813 (80.6)

2,143 (36.9)

3,670 (63.1)