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Table 2 Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation within one hour among Ethiopian mothers using logistic regression model, 2011

From: Socio-medical determinants of timely breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 nation wide Demographic and Health Survey

Variables

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

Residence

 Urban

1.00

1.00

 Rural

0.69 (0.62,0.77)

0.61 (0.50,0.76)

Region

 Addis Ababa

1.00

1.00

 Afar

0.72 (0.44, 1.16)

0.65 (0.31, 1.39)

 Amhara

0.29 (0.21, 0.39)

0.31 (0.18, 0.55)

 Oromiya

0.44 (0.32, 0.60)

0.47 (0.27, 0.81)

 Somali

0.29 (1.99, 0.41)

0.27 (0.14, 0.50)

 Benishangul-Gumuz

0.34 (0.22, 0.53)

0.31 (0.15, 0.65)

 SNNPR

0.91 (0.67, 1.25)

1.0 (0.58, 1.76)

 Gambella

0.69 (0.34, 1.42)

0.66 (0.23, 1.91)

 Harire

0.90 (0.38, 2.14)

0.88 (0.24, 3.23)

 Tigray

0.35 (0.25, 0.49)

0.45 (0.25, 0.80)

 Drie Dewa

0.84 (0.40, 1.76)

0.70 (0.24, 2.06)

Education

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.0 (0.96, 1.13)

0.95 ( 0.83, 1.09)

 Secondary and above

1.4 (1.18, 1.76)

1.6 (1.02, 2.44)

Aware of community conversation program

 Not aware

1.00

1.00

 Aware

0.80 (0.73, 0.87)

0.76 (0.67, 0.86)

Occupation

 Housewife

1.00

1.00

 Working

0.74 (0.68, 0.79)

0.77 (0.69, 0.85)

Type of delivery

 Vaginal

1.00

1.00

 Caesarian

0.73 (0.52, 1.01)

0.39 (0.22, 0.71)

Sex of newborn

 Male

1.00

1.00

 Female

1.1 (1.04, 1.20)

1.2 (1.05, 1.30)

  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, 1.00 is the reference group