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Table 2 Risks of neonatal mortality according to time of initiation of breastfeeding, community level, household level, maternal and child level variables, IHDS-2, 2011–12

From: Impact of timing of breastfeeding initiation on neonatal mortality in India

Variables

Model I, OR (95% CI)

Model II, OR (95% CI)

Model III, OR (95% CI)

Initiation of breastfeeding

 Early®

1

1

1

 Delayed

3.54 (2.34, 5.38)**

3.49 (2.29, 5.33)**

2.93 (1.89, 4.53)**

Community level factors

 Interstate region

  North®

 

1

1

  West

0.60 (0.42, 0.86)*

0.61 (0.41, 0.89)*

  South

0.48 (0.30, 0.75)**

0.29 (0.16, 0.53)**

  Central

0.92 (0.66, 1.29)

1.02 (0.72, 1.44)

  East

1.22 (0.93, 1.60)

1.09 (0.80, 1.49)

 Place of residence

  Rural®

1

1

  Urban

0.77 (0.58, 1.03)

0.84 (0.61, 1.15)

Household level factors

 Religion

  Hindu®

1

1

  Muslims

1.128 (0.83, 1.53)

0.88 (0.61, 1.26)

  Others

0.93 (0.54, 1.62)

1.21 (0.69, 2.13)

 Caste

   

  General®

1

1

  OBC

1.13 (0.83, 1.52)

1.36 (0.95, 1.92)

  ST/SC

1.31 (0.94, 1.81)

1.45 (1.00, 2.12)

 Wealth quintile

   

  Poorest

1

1

  Poorer

0.71 (0.52, 0.99)

0.86 (0.60, 1.23)

  Middle

0.87 (0.64, 1.19)

1.02 (0.72, 1.45)

  Richer

0.76 (0.55, 1.07)

0.89 (0.62, 1.29)

  Richest

0.52 (0.35, 0.77)**

0.67 (0.44, 1.04)

Maternal level factors

 Mother’s age

  15–24®

1

  25–34

0.54 (0.39, 0.76)**

  35+

0.51 (0.33, 0.97)*

 Women’s education

  No education®

1

  Primary

0.46 (0.23, 0.91)*

  Secondary

0.97 (0.73, 1.29)

  Higher

0.55 (0.31, 0.99)*

 BMI

  Underweight®

1

  Normal

0.89 (0.68, 1.16)

  Overweight

1.37 (0.91, 2.06)

  Obese

1.73 (0.90, 3.30)

Infant level factors

 Birth size

  Large®

1

  Average

0.92 (0.57, 1.47)

  Small

1.45 (0.86, 2.43)

  Very Small

3.27(1.69, 6.34)**

 Birth order

  1st order®

1

  2–4 order

0.46 (0.32, 0.67)**

  5+ order

0.71 (0.45, 1.14)

 Sex of the child

  Boy®

1

  Girl

0.74 (0.59, 0.94)*

  1. ® Reference Category, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05