Table 2 Distribution of mothers who started breastfeeding within an hour of birth according to the explanatory factors in Nepal (weighted n = 1,978)
| Â | Initiation of breastfeeding | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Early | Delayed | Â | |
n (%) | n (%) | p value | |
Socioeconomic characteristics | Â | Â | |
Mother’s age (years) |  |  | 0.339 |
 15–19 | 160 (55.0) | 131 (45.0) |  |
 20–24 | 432 (57.6) | 318 (42.4) |  |
 25–29 | 301 (51.6) | 283 (48.4) |  |
 30 and above | 193 (54.6) | 160 (45.4) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.008 |
 Relatively advantaged | 325 (60.8) | 210 (39.2) |  |
 Relatively disadvantaged | 423 (55.2) | 344 (44.8) |  |
 Dalit | 155 (56.3) | 120 (43.7) |  |
 Others (Madheshi and other unidentified) | 183 (45.7) | 218 (54.3) |  |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | 0.094 |
 Poorest | 256 (61.9) | 158 (38.1) |  |
 Poorer | 225 (53.8) | 193 (46.2) |  |
 Middle | 232 (51.1) | 222 (48.9) |  |
 Richer | 230 (56.2) | 179 (43.8) |  |
 Richest | 144 (50.7) | 140 (49.4) |  |
Mother’s education |  |  | 0.071 |
 No education | 280 (49.1) | 290 (50.9) |  |
 Primary | 222 (56.8) | 169 (43.2) |  |
 Secondary | 421 (58.5) | 298 (41.5) |  |
 Higher | 164 (55.0) | 134 (45.0) |  |
Mother’s occupation |  |  | 0.015 |
 Not working | 471 (50.7) | 457 (49.3) |  |
 Paid | 128 (56.2) | 99 (43.8) |  |
 Agriculture | 488 (59.3) | 335 (40.7) |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | 0.144 |
 Urban | 606 (57.0) | 456 (43.0) |  |
 Rural | 481 (52.5) | 435 (47.5) |  |
Ecological region | Â | Â | 0.033 |
 Mountain | 80 (61.3) | 51 (38.7) |  |
 Hill | 444 (58.4) | 316 (41.6) |  |
 Terai (Plain land) | 563 (51.7) | 525 (48.3) |  |
Province |  |  | <  0.001 |
 Province 1 | 175 (51.6) | 164 (48.4) |  |
 Province 2 | 232 (45.3) | 281 (54.7) |  |
 Province 3 | 176 (56.4) | 136 (43.6) |  |
 Province 4 | 90 (54.7) | 74 (45.3) |  |
 Province 5 | 215 (59.1) | 149 (40.9) |  |
 Province 6 | 82 (67.6) | 39 (32.4) |  |
 Province 7 | 117 (70.7) | 49 (29.3) |  |
Pregnancy-related characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Mother’s age at first birth (years) |  |  | 0.443 |
 <  20 | 574 (55.9) | 453 (44.1) |  |
 > = 20 | 513 (53.9) | 438 (46.1) |  |
Birth order | Â | Â | 0.978 |
 1 | 442 (54.8) | 364 (45.2) |  |
 2 | 317 (55.3) | 256 (44.7) |  |
 3 or more | 328 (54.7) | 272 (45.3) |  |
Characteristics related to maternal health service utilization | Â | Â | |
Frequency of antenatal visits | Â | Â | 0.118 |
 No visit | 36 (50.2) | 36 (49.8) |  |
 1–3 | 253 (50.1) | 252 (49.9) |  |
 4 and more | 797 (56.9) | 604 (43.1) |  |
Place of delivery |  |  | <  0.001 |
 Health facility | 753 (59.3) | 517 (40.6) |  |
 Home | 333 (47.0) | 375 (53.0) |  |
Professional assistance during delivery | Â | Â | 0.003 |
 SBAa | 744 (58.3) | 533 (41.7) |  |
 Other than SBA | 343 (48.9) | 359 (51.1) |  |
Mode of delivery |  |  | <  0.001 |
 Vaginal | 738 (41.5) | 1042 (58.5) |  |
 Caesarean | 153 (77.5) | 45 (22.5) |  |