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Table 2 Factor associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Nepal 2011

From: Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among Nepalese mothers: further analysis of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011

Factor

Crude OR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P-value

Mother’s age at pregnancy

 

0.010

 

0.105

15-19

1.00

 

1.00

 

20-29

1.06 (0.72, 1.57)

 

1.00 (0.69, 1.47)

 

30-34

0.90 (0.56, 1.44)

 

0.94 (0.54, 1.61)

 

> = 35

0.58 (0.37, 0.86)

 

0.68 (0.43, 1.08)

 

Maternal education

 

0.001

 

0.009

No education

1.00

 

1.00

 

Primary

1.74 (1.33, 2.27)

 

1.69 (1.25, 2.28)

 

Secondary

2.13 (1.67, 2.71)

 

1.91 (1.34, 2.73)

 

Higher

2.02 (1.44, 2.83)

 

2.56 (1.26, 5.21)

 

Ethnicity

 

0.0 5

 

0.015

Relatively advantaged

1.00

 

1.00

 

Relatively disadvantaged (Janjati)

1.18 (0.86, 1.61)

 

1.43 (1.04, 1.94)

 

Relatively disadvantaged (Dalit)

0.73 (0.50, 1.05)

 

0.85 (0.58, 1.23)

 

Mother’s occupation

 

<0.001

 

0.007

Not working

1.00

 

1.00

 

Agriculture

1.17 (1.15, 1.90)

 

1.51 (1.16, 1.97)

 

Working (paid)

1.99 (1.46, 2.72)

 

1.45 (0.99, 2.10)

 

ANC visit (number)

 

<0.001

 

0.212

No ANC visit

1.00

 

1.00

 

1-3

1.11 (0.87, 1.43)

 

1.22 (0.90, 1.64)

 

4 or more

1.73 (1.30, 2.32)

 

1.25 (0.88, 1.78)

 

Place of delivery

 

0.002

 

0.001

Home

1.00

 

1.00

 

Health facility

1.35 (1.12, 1.63)

 

1.67 (1.25, 2.23)

 

Birth order

 

0.05

 

0.965

Fourth or more

1.00

 

1.00

 

Second or third

1.50 (1.24, 1.80)

 

0.99 ( 0.80, 1.42)

 

First

1.11 ( 0.89, 1.42)

 

0.99 (0.756, 1.31)

 

Size of baby

 

0.032

 

0.002

Average

1.00

 

1.00

 

Small

0.95 (0.74, 1.21)

 

0.76 (0.54, 1.06)

 

Large

1.34 (1.06, 1.68)

 

1.46 (1.07, 1.99)

 

Development region

 

0.002

 

0.001

Central

1.00

 

1.00

 

Eastern

1.93 (1.29, 2.88)

 

1.63 (1.11, 2.41)

 

Western

2.01 (1.33, 3.03)

 

1.53 (1.03, 2.29)

 

Mid -western

2.09 (1.38, 3.17)

 

2.06 (1.44, 2.95)

 

Far-western

3.32 (2.19, 5.05)

 

3.29 (2.12, 5.09)

 

Ecological region

 

0.038

 

0.217

Terai/plain

1.00

 

1.00

 

Mountain

1.42 (1.02, 1.97)

 

1.19 (0.84, 1.70)

 

Hill

1.42 (1.06, 1.87)

 

1.19 (0.90, 1.56)

 
  1. Independent variables entered in the initial model: All variables included in the model are shown in the table.
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