Variables | Early initiation of breastfeeding n (%) | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) |
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Residence | |||
Urban | 81 (55.9) | 3.0 (1.95,4.62)a | 3.8 (2.32,6.06)a |
Rural | 70 (29.7) | 1 | 1 |
Antenatal care visit | |||
Yes | 110 (37.8) | 0.73 (0.45,1.17) | 0.58 (0.32,1.05) |
No | 41 (45.6) | 1 | 1 |
Maternal education | |||
No formal education | 35 (28.7) | 1 | 1 |
Formal education | 116 (44.8) | 2.0 (1.27,3.20)a | 2.0 (1.21,3.46)a |
Marital status of mothers | |||
Currently married | 124 (44.0) | 1 | 1 |
Unmarried | 27 (27.3) | 0.48 (0.29,0.79)a | 0.76 (0.40,1.42) |
Household head | |||
Mother of the index child | 23 (28) | 0.52 (0.31,0.89)a | 0.69 (0.36,1.32) |
Fathers of the index child | 128 (42.8) | 1 | 1 |
Place of delivery | |||
Home | 66 (43.1) | 1.28 (0.84,1.94) | 0.65 (0.38,1.11) |
Health institution | 85 (37.3) | 1 | 1 |
Parity | |||
Primipara | 29 (30.9) | 0.6 (0.37,0.99)a | 1.57 (0.44,5.59) |
Multipara | 122 (42.5) | 1 | 1 |
Sex of the index child | |||
Male | 81 (42.4) | 1.26 (0.84,1.91) | 1.49 (0.94,2.30) |
Female | 70 (36.8) | 1 | 1 |
Birth order of the index child | |||
1 | 28 (30.1) | 0.44 (0.26,0.77)a | 0.33 (0.08,1.28) |
2–3 | 53 (36.3) | 0.59 (0.37,0.94)a | 0.59 (0.35,0.99)a |
≥ 4 | 70 (49.3) | 1 | 1 |
Colostrum avoidance | |||
No | 68 (43.6) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 83 (36.9) | 0.76 (0.49,1.15) | 0.66 (0.41,1.05) |
Mode of delivery | |||
Cesarean section | 12 (22.6) | 0.40 (0.20,0.79)a | 0.46 (0.22,0.97)a |
Vaginal | 139 (42.4) | 1 | 1 |