Table 1 Timely initiation of breastfeeding by background characteristics among Ethiopian mothers, 2011
Background characteristics | Weighted total number of respondents | Prevalence of early breastfeeding initiation (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 5,225 | 52.2 (50.85, 53.56) |
Middle | 2,379 | 52.7 (50.70, 54.71) |
Rich | 3,948 | 53.5 (51.94, 55.05) |
Residence | ||
Urban | 1,455 | 61.4 (58.85, 63.85) |
Rural | 10,097 | 52.3 (51.33, 53.28) |
Education | ||
No education | 8,023 | 52.9 (51.8, 53.99) |
Primary | 3,111 | 53.9 (52.15, 55.65) |
Secondary and higher | 419 | 61.7 (57.09, 66.38) |
Religion | ||
Christian | 7,185 | 53.4 (52.25, 54.56) |
Muslim | 4,093 | 53 (51.46, 54.52) |
Others | 273 | 64 (58.28, 69.63) |
Type of delivery | ||
Vaginal | 11,407 | 53.6 (52.68, 54.51) |
Caesarian | 145 | 45.6 (37.54, 53.67) |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 5,984 | 52.2 (50.94, 53.47) |
Female | 5,568 | 54.9 (53.59, 56.21) |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 5,346 | 57.6 (56.27, 58.91) |
Working | 6,206 | 53.5 (48.66, 51.15) |
Antenatal clinic attendance | ||
Less than 4 times | 6,216 | 51.7 (50.46, 52.95) |
4 and more times | 1,451 | 55.7 (53.12, 58.23) |
Region | ||
Tigray | 732 | 46.5 (42.85, 50.07) |
Afar | 118 | 64.2 (55.46, 72.65) |
Amhara | 2,586 | 41.9 (40.03, 43.83) |
Oromiya | 4,896 | 52.4 (51.01, 53.81) |
Somali | 345 | 41.7 (36.62, 47.00) |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 135 | 45.9 (37.65, 54.37) |
SNNP | 2,427 | 69.5 (67.66, 71.32) |
Gambella | 39 | 63.5 (48.27, 77.91) |
Harari | 28 | 69.4 (49.14, 83.05) |
Addis Ababa | 209 | 71.5 (64.88, 77.12) |
Dire Dawa | 38 | 67.9 (52.5, 81.63) |
Aware of community conversation program | ||
No | 8,681 | 54.9 (53.85, 55.95) |
Yes | 2,869 | 49.2 (47.39, 51.05) |
Birth order | ||
1 | 2,195 | 49.5 (47.43, 51.61) |
2 | 1,966 | 54.2 (52.01, 56.42) |
3 | 1,647 | 53.8 (51.38, 56.2) |
4 | 5,744 | 54.6 (53.31, 55.88) |
Parity | ||
1–4 | 6,739 | 52.2 (51.01, 53.39) |
5–9 | 4,313 | 55.2 (53.72, 56.69) |
10+ | 500 | 56.1 (51.82, 60.51) |
Place of delivery | ||
Home | 10,368 | 53.1 (52.13,54.06) |
Health facility | 1,122 | 57.1 (54.31,60.09) |
Birth interval | ||
Less than 2 years | 1,904 | 55.7 (53.49, 57.95) |
2 years and plus | 7,442 | 54.1 (52.96, 55.23) |
Family size | ||
1–4 | 2,847 | 51.7 (49.87, 53.54) |
5–9 | 7,907 | 54.2 (53.11, 55.30) |
10+ | 798 | 52.2 (48.79, 55.71) |
Exposure to mass media | ||
No | 4,754 | 52.8 (51.38, 54.21) |
Yes | 6,772 | 54 (52.81, 55.19) |
Total | 11,552 | 52.0 (51.09, 52.91) |