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Table 3 Bivariate analysis shows the association between health service related and obstetrics characteristics with initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in South Gondar Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, May 2013

From: Timely initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among mothers of infants under 12 months in South Gondar zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia; 2013

Variables

Initiation of breastfeeding

≤ 1 h

>  1 h

p - value

Crude Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Parity

 Multiparous

238 (55.7%)

189 (44.3%)

0.000

1.8 (1.4, 2.4)

 Primiparous

163 (41.2%)

233 (58.8%)

 

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Antenatal care

 Yes

370 (52.7%)

332 (47.3%)

0.000

3.2 (2.1, 5.0)

 No

31 (25.6%)

90 (74.4%)

 

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Time of birth

 Term

369 (48.9%)

386 (51.1%)

0.774

1.1 (0.7, 1.8)

 Othersa

32 (47.1%)

36 (52.9%)

 

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Place of delivery

 Health Institution

329 (58.3%)

235 (41.7%)

0.000

3.6 (2.6, 5.0)

 Home

72 (27.8%)

187 (72.2%)

 

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Mode of delivery

 Vaginal

393 (49.4%)

403 (50.6%)

0.049

2.3 (1.0, 5.4)

 Caesarean section

8 (29.6%)

19 (70.4%)

 

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Child bathing

 Within one hour

99 (45.6%)

118 (54.4%)

0.287

0.9 (0.6, 1.2)

 More than one hour

302 (49.8%)

304 (50.2%)

 

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  1. COR Crude odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, preterm, post terma