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Table 4 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression output of determinants of timely initiation of breastfeeding practice among mothers at Debre Berhan Town, April 2013

From: Prevalence and associated factors of timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers at Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Timely initiation of breastfeeding

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

p - value

Yes

No

   

Type of family

 Nuclear

119

52

1

1

 

 Extended

137

101

0.59 (0.391, 0.90)

0.51 (0.27, 0.95)

0.033

Monthly income

 Low

77

59

1

1

 

 Medium

113

71

1.22 (0.77, 1.91)

1.7 (0.91, 3.11)

0.095

 High

66

23

2.20 (1.28, 3.94)

2.77 (1.21, 6.32)

0.015

Occupation of mother

 Housewife

106

70

1

1

 

 Government employee

45

19

1.56 (085, 2.89)

0.97 (0.41, 2.29)

0.95

 Private employee

29

20

0.96 (0.50, 1.83)

0.77 (0.33, 1.80)

0.54

 Self-employed

61

39

1.03 (0.63, 1.71)

1.56 (0.74, 3.26)

0.24

 Others

15

5

1.98 (0.70, 5.70)

1.94 (0.50, 7.54)

0.34

Gestational age at delivery

 Preterm

6

8

1

1

 

 Term a

250

145

2.30 (0.78, 6.76)

1.15 (0.25, 5.38)

0.86

Number of antenatal visits

 1

10

11

1

1

 

 2–3

56

34

1.81 (0.70, 4.72)

1.59 (0.46, 5.46)

0.46

 4+

173

65

2.93 (1.19, 7.22)

1.60 (0.48, 5.29)

0.44

Counseling on timely initiation of breastfeeding during antenatal care

 Yes

222

86

1

1

 

 No

17

24

0.27 (0.14, 0.54)

0.40 (0.18, 0.88)

0.02

Place of delivery

 Home

18

31

1

1

 

 Health facility

238

122

3.36 (1.81, 6.23)

0.72 (0.91, 5.60)

0.75

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal

250

130

1

1

 

 Caesarean section

6

23

0.14 (0.05, 0.34)

0.11 (0.04, 0.33)

0.0001

Delivery attendant

 Health professional

241

126

1

1

 

 Traditional birth attendant/ relatives

15

27

0.29 (0.15, 0.57)

0.22 (0.05, 0.87)

0.031

Counseling on timely initiation of breastfeeding immediately after delivery

 Yes

237

111

1

1

 

 No

19

42

0.21 (0.12, 0.38)

0.54 (0.16, 1.82)

0.32

Colostrum feeding

 Yes

241

91

1

1

 

 No

15

46

0.12 (0.07, 0.23)

0.07 (0.02, 0.23)

0.0001

Prelacteal feeding

 Yes

18

48

1

1

 

 No

238

89

7.13 (3.94, 12.92)

2.35 (0.74, 7.44)

0.15

Breastfeeding experience

 Yes

128

62

1

1

 

 No

128

91

0.68 (0.45, 1.02)

1.03 (0.59, 1.81)

0.92

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Significantly associated: p value < 0.05
  2. aIncludes post term deliveries which were 5 in number and all of them were late initiators of breastfeeding