Early newborn ritual foods correlate with delayed breastfeeding initiation in rural Bangladesh

Table 2 Risk factors associated with time to breastfeeding initiation (in hours) in univariable and multivariable linear regression analysis, stratified by ability to breastfeed at birth^a

Characteristic	β (hours to breastfeeding initiation) (unadjusted)	95% CI	β (hours to breastfeeding initiation) (adjusted)^b	95% CI
Not able to breastfeed at birth
Early newborn food fed	36.47	32.40, 40.54	37.36	33.26, 41.46
Able to breastfeed at birth
Early newborn food fed	14.07	13.43, 14.70	13.33	12.69, 13.97

^aCoefficients described in the table are interpreted as additional hours to breastfeeding from the average. Numbers above 0 indicate a delay in breastfeeding compared to the average
^bAdjusted model adjusts for best-guess gestational age, wealth index, maternal and child vitality scores, child sex, maternal age, child size at birth (as perceived by the mother), primigravid status, maternal literacy, whether a C-section was performed at the birth, the location of the birth, and the type of birth attendant present

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