Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in rural Niger: cross-sectional study of community based child healthcare promotion

Table 1 Characteristics of mothers of children under 24 months in Maradi and Zinder per program intervention exposure in Maradi and Zinder (n = 1026)

Variables	Exposed group		Unexposed group
Variables	n	%	n	%	p - value
Socio-economic and demographic statu
Educational attainment
no education	378	0.56	238	0.68	<.001
koranic school	145	0.22	76	0.22
primary	79	0.12	20	0.06
secondary or+	71	0.11	18	0.05
Marital status
monogamous	457	0.70	209	0.62	0.01
polygynous	196	0.30	127	0.38	0.01
Parity
primipara	74	0.11	43	0.12	0.56
multipara	599	0.89	309	0.88	0.56
Occupation
household work	211	0.31	162	0.46	<.001
agriculture/livestock	339	0.50	145	0.41
sales/services	122	0.18	45	0.13
Income generating activity	382	0.57	140	0.40	<.001
Who decide harvest use
mother alone	235	0.41	85	0.35	0.12
husband	176	0.31	76	0.31
mutual agreement	159	0.28	85	0.35
Means of transport
no	211	0.31	136	0.39	0.04
carriage	305	0.45	151	0.43
vehicle	158	0.23	65	0.18
Source of drinking water
piped or public tap	154	0.23	63	0.18	0.06
borehole	290	0.43	169	0.48
protected well	106	0.16	43	0.12
traditional well	124	0.18	77	0.22
Type of toilet facility
no facility	487	0.72	310	0.88	<.001
traditional latrine	132	0.2	31	0.09
ventilated/flush	54	0.08	10	0.03
Interactions with family and community members
Healthcare expenditure decision by mother alone	299	0.44	164	0.47	0.4
To whom asked for transport mean
no one	129	0.33	75	0.36	0.8
parents	65	0.17	35	0.17
NGO	65	0.17	37	0.17
neighbors	130	0.33	62	0.30
Discussed Key Family Practices^a with husband or child’s grand-mother	518	0.77	171	0.49	<.001
Healthcare services
Accessed a health facility within 5 km	520	0.77	139	0.39	<.001
Number of antenatal visits
Never	20	0.03	30	0.09	<.001
1–3 times	192	0.29	83	0.24
> 4 times	455	0.68	236	0.68
Type of personnel at ANC^b
doctor/nurse	268	0.41	146	0.46	0.18
midwife	382	0.59	173	0.54	0.18

^aKey Family Practices which address 8 thematic child health care that have been promoted by the behavior change communication program: exclusive breastfeeding until 6 month of age; sleeping under insecticide treated nets; washing hands with soap at critical moments; oral rehydration salt for diarrhea treatments; complementary feeding from 6 months of age; seeking preventive and curative care services; contraceptive methods for birth spacing
^bAntenatal care

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