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Table 4 Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practices among mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Raya kobo district, January 2014

From: Prelacteal feeding practices and associated factors among mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Raya Kobo district, North Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Prelacteal feeding n (%)

Crude odds ratio (95%CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95%CI)

Residence

   

 Urban

21 (23.9)

1

1

 Rural

221 (41.3)

2.3 (1.34, 3.78)*

1.5 (0.80, 2.76)

Husband’s educational status

   

 No formal education

205 (40.3)

1.5 (0.95, 2.39)

0.7 (0.41, 1.28)

 Primary and above

30 (30.9)

1

1

Antenatal care visit

   

 Yes

144 (36.9)

1

1

 No

98 (42.1)

1.2 (0.89, 1.73)

0.7 (0.47, 1.01)

Place of delivery

   

 Home

224 (47.5)

6.7 (3.95, 11.27)*

7.1 (3.91, 12.98)*

 Health institution

18 (11.9)

1

1

Mode of delivery

   

 Cesarean section delivery

3 (21.4)

1

1

 Vaginal delivery

239 (39.2)

2.4 (0.65, 8.58)

1.0 (0.24, 4.14)

Breastfeeding initiation time

   

  ≤ 1 hour

142 (31.8)

1

1

  > 1 hour

100 (56.8)

2.8 (1.97, 4.04)*

2.7 (1.78, 3.99)*

Mother knows risks associated with prelacteal feeding

   

 Yes

51 (21.8)

1

1

 No

191 (49.0)

3.4 (2.37, 4.95)*

3.7 (2.44, 5.53)*

  1. *Statistically significant variables at p <0.05, CI = Confidence Interval.at least one visit. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit = 0.837.