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Table 3 Binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of children aged less than 24 months in Amibara district, April 2015

From: Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in Amibara district, Northeastern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

Early initiation of breastfeeding n (%)

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

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

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval. aStatistically significant variables at p < 0.05. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit = 0.184