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 |