Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants according to initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of infants attending public health institutions
Characteristics | Overall (n = 583) | Initiation of breastfeedinga | |
|---|---|---|---|
Within 1 h (n = 329) | After 1 h (n = 235) | ||
Mother’s age | |||
15–19 | 33 (5.66) | 17/32 (53.13) | 15/32 (46.88) |
20–24 | 202 (34.65) | 117/196 (59.69) | 79/196 (40.31) |
25–29 | 222 (38.08) | 117/217 (53.92) | 100/217 (46.08) |
30–34 | 116 (19.90) | 72/110 (65.45) | 38/110 (34.55) |
35+ | 10 (1.72) | 6/9 (66.67) | 3/9 (33.33) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 398 (68.27) | 232/383 (60.57) | 151/383 (39.43) |
Muslim | 102 (17.50) | 56/100 (56.00) | 44/100 (44.00) |
Protestant | 80 (13.72) | 40/78 (51.28) | 38/78 (48.72) |
Catholic | 3 (0.51) | 1/3 (33.33) | 2/3 (66.67) |
Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 279 (47.86) | 168/269 (62.45) | 101/269 (37.55) |
Oromo | 110 (18.87) | 60/108 (55.56) | 48/108 (44.44) |
Tigre | 49 (8.40) | 25/47 (53.19) | 22/47 (46.81) |
Gurage | 95 (16.30) | 50/92 (54.35) | 42/92 (45.65) |
Othersb | 50 (8.58) | 26/48 (54.17) | 22/48 (45.83) |
Marital status | |||
Not married | 32 (5.49) | 19/29 (65.52) | 10/29 (34.48) |
Married | 523 (89.71) | 295/508 (58.07) | 213/508 (41.93) |
Divorced | 26 (4.46) | 14/25 (56.00) | 11/25 (44.00) |
Widowed | 2 (0.34) | 1/2 (50.00) | 1/2 (50.00) |
Mother’s education | |||
No education | 67 (11.49) | 38/66 (57.58) | 28/66 (42.42) |
Primary | 143 (24.53) | 73/139 (52.52) | 66/139 (47.48) |
Secondary or more | 373 (63.98) | 218/359 (60.72) | 141/359 (39.28) |
Mother’s occupation | |||
Employed | 222 (38.08) | 124/213 (58.22) | 89/213 (41.78) |
Not employed | 361 (61.92) | 205/351 (58.40) | 146/351 (41.60) |
Household income | |||
Low | 63 (10.81) | 38/60 (66.33) | 22/60 (36.67) |
Middle | 437 (74.96) | 241/426 (56.57) | 185/426 (43.43) |
High | 83 (14.24) | 50/78 (64.10) | 28/78 (35.90) |
Media exposure | |||
Yes | 449 (77.02) | 250/433 (57.74) | 183/433 (42.26) |
No | 134 (22.98) | 79/131 (60.31) | 52/131 (39.69) |
Had home visit by health extension worker | |||
Yes | 132 (22.64) | 245/437 (56.06) | 192/437 (43.94) |
No | 451 (77.36) | 84/127 (66.14) | 43/127 (33.86) |
Parity | |||
1 | 371 (63.64) | 199/359 (55.43) | 160/359 (44.57) |
2 | 141 (24.19) | 83/138 (60.14) | 55/138 (39.86) |
3+ | 71 (12.18) | 47/67 (70.15) | 20/67 (29.85) |
Number of months pregnant at time of first antenatal care visit (n = 565) | |||
< 4 | 224 (39.65) | 113/214 (52.80) | 101/214 (47.20) |
4+ | 341 (60.35) | 204/332 (61.45) | 128/332 (38.55) |
Place of delivery | |||
Home | 21 (3.60) | 10/19 (52.63) | 9/19 (47.37) |
Public hospital | 232 (39.89) | 124/228 (54.39) | 104/228 (45.61) |
Private hospital | 58 (9.95) | 27/24 (50.00) | 27/24 (50.00) |
Health center | 269 (46.24) | 166/261 (63.60) | 95/261 (36.40) |
Othersc | 3 (0.51) | 2/2 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) |