Table 4 Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Arba Minch Zuria, 2012 (n = 383)
Variable | Delayed initiation of breastfeeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
Maternal age | ||||
15–19 | 33 | 50 | 0.78 (0.41, 1.49) | _ |
20-24 | 99 | 131 | 0.90 (0.52, 1.54) | |
≥ 25 | 32 | 38 | 1 | |
Maternal education | ||||
No education | 112 | 123 | 1.95 (1.103, 3.43)* | 1.91 (1.02, 3.44)* |
Reading and writing | 30 | 49 | 1.308 (0.66, 2.58) | 1.36 (0.67, 2.78) |
Elementary and above | 22 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
Number of children < 5 years | ||||
1 | 119 | 149 | 1.24 (0.80, 1.94) | _ |
≥ 1 | 45 | 70 | 1 | |
Antenatal care follow up | ||||
Yes | 140 | 179 | 1.30 (0.75, 2.26) | _ |
No | 24 | 40 | 1 | |
Birth place | ||||
Home | 158 | 212 | 0.87 (0.29, 2.64) | _ |
Health institution | 6 | 7 | 1 | |
Delivery assistant | ||||
Traditional Birth Attendants | 83 | 114 | 0.87 (0.57, 1.34) | 0.85 (0.53, 1.31) |
Health workers | 15 | 26 | 0.69 (0.34, 1.41) | 0.52 (0.21, 0.58)* |
Relatives | 66 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
EBF knowledge to 6 months | ||||
Yes | 148 | 211 | 0.35 (0.15, 0.84)** | 0.39 (0.15, 0.93)* |
No | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Radio owners | ||||
Yes | 78 | 106 | 0.97 (0.65, 1.45) | _ |
No | 86 | 113 | 1 | |
Attending health education | ||||
Yes | 107 | 159 | 0.71 (0.46, 1.10) | 0.74 (0.15, 0.98)** |
No | 57 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
Pre-lactateal feeding | ||||
Yes | 17 | 17 | 1.37 (0.68, 2.78) | _ |
No | 147 | 202 | 1 | |
Discarded colostrum | ||||
Yes | 21 | 21 | 1.31 (0.73, 2.63) | _ |
No | 143 | 198 | 1 | |
Total number of births | ||||
1–2 | 62 | 84 | 0.98 (0.64, 1.48) | _ |
> 2 | 102 | 135 | 1 | |