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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis showing the odds ratio for initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth among mothers in relation to mother’s characteristics

From: Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth among mothers with infants younger than or equal to 6 months of age attending public health institutions in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Predictor

% initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h (n = 564)

Unadjusted OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted ORa

(95% CI)

Mother’s age

 15–19

3.0

1

1

 20–24

20.7

1.31 (0.61, 2.77)

2.85 (1.09, 7.47)

 25–29

20.7

1.03 (0.49, 2.17)

1.93 (0.72, 5.13)

 30–34

12.8

1.67 (0.75, 3.70)

2.50 (0.87, 7.17)

 35+

1.1

1.76 (0.37, 8.31)

1.79 (0.30, 10.43)

Mother’s education

 No education

6.7

1

1

 Primary

12.9

0.78 (0.43, 1.43)

0.90 (0.46, 1.78)

 Secondary or more

38.7

1.09 (0.64, 1.88)

1.36 (0.72, 2.55)

Mother’s occupation

 Employed

22.0

1

1

 Not employed

36.3

1.00 (0.74, 1.42)

1.04 (0.70, 1.54)

Parity

 1

35.3

1

1

 2

14.7

1.21 (0.81, 1.81)

1.04 (0.66, 1.64)

 3+

8.3

1.89 (1.08, 3.32)

2.1 (1.04, 4.30)

Number of months pregnant at time of first antenatal care visit

  < 4

20.0

1

1

 4+

36.2

1.42 (1.01, 2.01)

1.49 (1.01, 2.19)

Mother’s attendance of health education/ counsellingb

 Unsatisfactory

14.4

1

1

 Satisfactory

40.2

2.21 (1.52, 3.20)

2.27 (1.54, 3.36)

  1. aMutually adjusted; n = total number of mothers who experience breastfeeding
  2. bSee the methods section for description of how this variable was computed