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Table 3 Bivariate association of early initiation of breastfeeding in Dale Woreda, March 2012

From: Early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of children under the age of 24 months in Southern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Initiation of breastfeeding (n = 618)

OR (CI)

p - value

Within 1 h (early)

n (%)

After 1 h

n (%)

Mother's age (years)

 15–19

 20–24

 25–29

 30–34

  ≥ 35

17 (70.8)

163 (79.5)

191 (87.2)

98 (85.2)

48 (87.3)

7 (29.2)

42 (20.5)

28 (12.8)

17 (14.8)

7 (12.7)

1

0.6 (0.24, 1.60)

0.4 (0.14, 0.94)

0.4 (0.15, 1.17)

0.4 (0.11, 1.16)

1

0.33

0.03

0.09

0.08

Sex of child

 Male

 Female

262 (83.7)

255 (83.6)

51 (16.3)

50 (16.4)

1

1.0 (0.65, 1.52)

1

0.97

Birthweight of child

  < 2.5 kg

  ≥ 2.5 kg

 Do not know

3 (60.0)

204 (78.2)

310 (88.1)

2 (40.0)

57 (21.8)

42 (11.9)

0.2 (0.03, 1.25)

0.5 (0.31, 0.75)

1

0.08

0.001

1

Marital status

 Married

 Othersa

502 (83.9)

96 (16.1)

15 (75.0)

5 (25.0)

1.7 (0.62, 4.91)

1

0.29

1

Educational status of the mother

 Attended no formal school

 Attended formal school

129 (90.2)

388 (81.7)

14 (9.8)

87 (18.3)

2.1 (1.14)

1

0.02

1

Ethnicity

 Sidama

 Amara

 Oromo

 Wolayita

 Othersb

323 (91.0)

49 (73.1)

27 (75.0)

61 (67.0)

57 (82.6)

32 (9.0)

18 (26.9)

9 (25.0)

30 (33.0)

12 (17.4)

1

0.3 (0.14, 0.52)

0.3 (0.13, 0.69)

0.2 (0.11, 0.36)

0.5 (0.23, 0.97)

1

<0.001

0.005

< 0.001

0.04

Religion

 Christian

 Muslim

500 (83.8)

17 (81.0)

97 (16.2)

4 (19.0)

1

0.8 (0.27, 2.50)

1

0.73

Monthly family income in Ethiopian birr (1US $ =18 ETB)

 0–500

 501–1000

 1001–1500

 1501–2000

  > 2000

 Didn't know

70 (82.4)

52 (74.3)

16 (94.1)

15 (65.2)

27 (77.1)

337 (86.9)

15 (17.6)

18 (25.7)

1 (5.9)

8 (34.8)

8 (22.9)

51 (13.1)

0.7 (0.38, 1.33)

0.4 (0.24, 0.81)

2.4 (0.31, 18.65)

0.3 (0.12, 0.70)

0.5 (0.22, 1.18)

1

0.28

0.01

0.39

0.01

0.12

1

Ownership of house

 Owner

 Rented

 Dependent

334 (91.8)

158 (72.1)

25 (71.4)

30 (8.2)

61 (27.9)

10 (28.6)

1

0.2 (0.14, 0.37)

0.2 (0.10, 0.51)

1

< 0.001

< 0.001

Parity

 One

 2–4

  ≥ 5

176 (75.5)

236 (86.8)

105 (92.9)

57 (24.5)

36 (13.2)

8 (7.1)

1

2.1 (1.34, 3.36)

4.3 (1.95, 9.26)

1

0.001

< 0.001

Number of living children

 One

 2–4

  ≥ 5

182 (75.5)

249 (87.7)

86 (92.5)

59 (24.5)

35 (12.3)

7 (7.5)

1

2.3 (1.45, 3.65)

4.0 (1.75, 9.08)

1

< 0.001

0.001

Frequency of listening to radio

 Almost every day

 At least once a fortnight

 Less than once a week

 Not at all

221 (76.7)

44 (80.0)

39 (95.1)

213 (91.0)

67 (23.3)

11 (20.0)

2 (4.9)

21 (9.0)

1

1.2 (0.59, 2.48)

6.0 (1.39, 25.13)

3.1 (1.82, 5.20)

1

0.60

0.02

< 0.001

Frequency of reading newspaper

 Almost every day

 At least once a fortnight

 Less than once a week

 Not at all

22 (71.0)

46 (78.0)

78 (83.0)

371 (85.5)

9 (29.0)

13 (22.0)

16 (17.0)

63 (14.5)

0.4 (0.18, 0.94)

0.6 (0.31, 1.17)

0.8 (0.45, 1.51)

1

0.04

0.14

0.54

1

Antenatal care

 Yes

 No

206 (78.0)

311 (87.9)

58 (22.0)

43 (12.1)

1

2.0 (1.32, 3.14)

1

0.001

Place of birth

 Outside Health Facility

 Health facilities

312 (89.7)

205 (75.9)

36 (10.3)

65 (24.1)

2.7 (1.76, 4.30)

1

< 0.001

1

Assistance during delivery

 Health professional

 Traditional birth attendant

 No one

211 (75.9)

283 (89.6)

23 (95.8)

67 (24.1)

33 (10.4)

1 (4.2)

1

2.7 (1.73, 4.28)

7.3 (0.97, 55.10)

1

< 0.001

0.05

Breastfeeding advice/counselling

 Yes

 No

418 (84.8)

99 (79.2)

75 (15.2)

26 (20.8)

1.5 (0.89, 2.41)

1

0.13

  1. aWidowed, single, divorced
  2. bGuragge, Tigray, Kembata, Hadiya, Benchimaji