Table 2 Bivariate analysis shows the association between sociodemographic characteristics with initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in South Gondar zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, May 2013
Sociodemographic variable | Initiation of breastfeeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
≤ 1 h | > 1 h | p - value | COR (95% CI) | |
Age of the mother (years) | ||||
< = 20 years | 37 (33.9%) | 72 (66.1%) | ||
20–34 years | 320 (51.7%) | 299 (48.3%) | 0.001 | 2.1 (1.4, 3.2) |
> = 35 years | 44 (46.3%) | 51 (53.7%) | 0.073 | 1.7 (1.0, 3.0) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 359 (54.7%) | 297 (45.3%) | 0.000 | 3.6 (2.5, 5.3) |
Rural | 42 (25.1%) | 125 (74.9%) | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 373 (48.8%) | 392 (51.2%) | 0.944 | 1.0 (0.6, 1.7) |
Others | 28 (48.3%) | 30 (51.2%) | ||
Maternal education | ||||
Formal education | 252 (51.5%) | 237 (48.5%) | 0.051 | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) |
No formal education | 149 (44.65) | 185 (55.4%) | ||
Religion | ||||
Orthodox | 339 (49.3%) | 349 (50.7%) | 0.477 | 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) |
Othersc | 62 (45.9%) | 73 (54.1%) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Amhara | 399 (48.7%) | 420 (51.3%) | 0.959 | 0.95 (0.1, 6.8) |
Tigray | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | ||
Occupation of the mother | ||||
Employeda | 41 (53.2%) | 36 (46.8%) | 0.405 | 1.2 (0.8, 1.9) |
Unemployedb | 360 (48.3%) | 386 (51.7%) | ||
Information access | ||||
Yes | 312 (54.6%) | 259 (45.4%) | 0.000 | 2.2 (1.6, 3.0) |
No | 89 (35.3%) | 163 (64.7%) | ||
Child’s sex | ||||
Male | 214 (48.3%) | 229 (51.7%) | 0.796 | 0.96 (0.7, 1.3) |
Female | 187 (49.2%) | 193 (50.8%) | ||