Table 4 Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practice among mothers with children (6–24 months) in the rural population of northwest Ethiopia, 2015

Mother’s marital status

 Currently married

203 (27.5)

536 (72.5)

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 Currently unmarried

17 (20.5)

66 (79.5)

0.68 (0.39, 1.19)

1.09 (0.51, 2.33)

Mother’s education

 Uneducated

162 (28.4)

409 (71.6)

2.91 (1.70, 4.99)^*

1.19 (0.59, 2.39)

 Primary

41 (37.6)

68 (62.4)

4.43 (2.34, 8.39)^*

1.97 (0.92,4.25)

 Secondary and above

17 (12)

125 (88)

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Mother’s employment

 Housewife

134 (27.8)

348 (72.2)

2.72 (1.56, 4.76)^*

1.85 (0.94, 3.64)

 Farmer

70 (33.2)

141 (66.8)

3.51 (1.93, 6.37)^*

1.39 (0.68, 2.84)

 Other

16 (12.4)

113 (87.6)

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Father’s education

 Uneducated

144 (26)

410 (74)

3.03 (1.65, 5.54)^*

1.15 (0.53, 2.51)

 Primary

63 (44.1)

80 (55.9)

6.785 (3.49, 13.16)^*

3.26 (0.98, 7.32)

 Secondary and above

13 (10.4)

112 (89.6)

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Mother’s knowledge of IYCF^a

 Poor

102 (37.5)

170 (62.5)

3.28 (2.17, 4.96)^*

3.82 (2.42, 6.04)^*

 Medium

77 (27)

208 (73)

2.02 (1.32, 3.09)^*

2.22 (1.39, 3.54)^*

 High

41 (15.5)

224 (84.5)

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Wealth status

 Poor

118 (38.4)

189 (61.6)

2.80 (1.91, 412)^*

2.11 (1.35, 3.31)^*

 Medium

53 (21.5)

193 (79.5)

1.23 (0.79, 190)

0.83 (0.50, 1.38)

 High

49 (18.2)

220 (81.8)

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Mother’s age

 <35

124 (24.5)

383 (75.5)

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 ≥35

96 (30.5)

219 (69.5)

1.35 (0.99, 1.85)

1.41 (0.98, 2.04)

Place of delivery

 Home

202 (32.4)

422 (67.6)

4.79 (2.87, 7.99)^*

3.74 (2.12, 6.60)^*

 Health facility

18 (9.1)

180 (90.9)

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