Table 3 Factors associated with EBF

Child age

0–2 months

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

3–5 months

0.5 (0.4, 0.5)

< 0.001*

0.5 (0.5, 0.6)

< 0.001*

Mother age

10–19

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

20–24

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

< 0.001

1.4 (1.2, 1.6)

< 0.001

25–29

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

0.004*

1.4 (1.1, 1.6)

< 0.001*

30+

1.2 (1.1, 1.5)

0.005*

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

0.001*

Residence

Urban

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

Rural

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

0.003*

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

0.034*

ANC Attendance

No

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

Yes

2.2 (1.6, 3.2)

< 0.001*

2.2 (1.5, 3.1)

< 0.001

Vitamin A supplementation

No

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

Don’t know

0.6 (0.5, 0.9)

0.004*

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.098

Yes

0.6 (0.6, 0.7)

< 0.001*

0.7 (0.6, 0.8)

< 0.001*

Currently pregnant

No

1 (Reference)

1 (Reference)

Don’t know

0.7 (0.4, 1.1)

0.093

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

0.299

Yes

0.7 (0.5, 1.0)

0.049*

0.8 (0.5, 1.1)

0.174