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Table 5 Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practice, Hawela Tula, SNNPR, 2016

From: Prelacteal feeding and associated factors among newborns in rural Sidama, south Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional survey

Variables

Prelacteal feeding practice

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

No

Yes

Age of child (in months)

<  1

19 (12.5%)

42 (9.4%)

Ref.

Ref.

2–4

74 (48.7%)

241 (54.2%)

0.7 (0.4,1.2)

0.6 (0.3,1.5)

5–6

59 (38.8%)

162 (36.4%)

0.8 (0.4,1.5)

1.1 (0.5, 2.4)

Number of children

≤ 2

62 (40.8%)

201 (45.3%)

Ref.

Ref.

3–4

49 (32.2%)

165 (37.2%)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

1.1 (0.6, 2.0)

≥ 5

41 (27.0%)

78 (17.6%)

1.7 (1.1, 2.7)

1.2 (0.6,2.4)

Mother’s level of education

No formal education

279 (62.7%)

85 (55.9%)

Ref.

Ref.

Some formal education

166 (37.3%)

67 (44.1%)

1.3 (0.9,1.9)

1.3 (0.8, 2.2)

Place of delivery

Health facility

301 (67.6%)

94 (61.8%)

Ref.

Ref.

Home

144 (32.4%)

58 (38.2%)

1.3 (0.9, 1.9)

0.9 (0.6, 1.6)

Knowledgeable on risks of prelacteal feeding

Yes

345 (77.5%)

88 (57.9%)

Ref.

Ref.

No

100 (22.5%)

64 (42.1%)

2.5 (1.7, 3.7)

6.8 (2.6, 17.8)

Ever received information on breastfeeding/infant feeding

Yes

441 (92.4%)

105 (69.1%)

Ref.

Ref.

No

34 (7.6%)

47 (30.9%)

5.4 (3.3, 8.8)

2.7 (1.1, 6.6)

Knowledge on breastfeeding

Poor

111 (24.9%)

86 (56.6%)

12.4(6.6,23.2)

8.9 (4.2, 18.7)

Moderate

126 (28.3%)

53 (34.9%)

6.7 (3.5,12.8)

7.8 (3.6, 16.7)

Good

208 (46.7%)

13 (8.6%)

Ref.

Ref.

Misconception on breastfeeding

Yes

416 (93.5%)

94 (61.8%)

8.8 (5.3, 14.5)

8.1 (3.9, 16.6)

No

29 (6.5%)

58 (38.2%)

Ref.

Ref.

  1. AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR: Crude Odds Ratio