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Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) estimates of effects of utilization of maternal health service and initiation of breastfeeding within an hour after birth in Nepal, 2016

From: The effect of maternal health service utilization in early initiation of breastfeeding among Nepalese mothers

Determinants

Model 1a

Model 2

AOR (95% CI)

p value

AOR (95% CI)

p value

Frequency of antenatal visits

    

 No visit (Ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 1–3

0.84 (0.47, 1.49)

0.55

0.94 (0.52, 1.68)

0.83

 4 +

1.00 (0.56, 1.77)

0.99

1.03 (0.57, 1.87)

0.92

Place of delivery

    

 Home (Ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Health facility

2.46 (1.53, 3.96)

< 0.001

2.22 (1.36, 3.60)

< 0.001

Professional assistance

during delivery

    

 Othersb (Ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 SBA

0.84 (0.51, 1.38)

0.49

0.95 (0.57, 1.58)

0.84

Mode of delivery

    

 Caesarean (Ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Vaginal

6.72 (4.42, 10.22)

< 0.001

6.70 (4.30, 10.42)

< 0.001

Ethnicity

    

 Relatively advantaged (Ref)

  

1.00

 

 Relatively disadvantaged

  

1.07 (0.78, 1.46)

0.68

 Dalit

  

1.11 (0.76, 1.64)

0.59

 Others

  

0.92 (0.58, 1.44)

0.55

Occupation of women

    

 Paid (Ref)

  

1.00

 

 Not working

  

0.84 (0.56, 1.25)

0.39

 Agriculture

  

0.94 (0.64, 1.38)

0.75

Ecological zone

    

 Hill (Ref)

  

1.00

 

 Mountain

  

1.08 (0.67, 1.78)

0.74

 Terai (plain land)

  

1.08 (0.75, 1.55)

0.66

Province

    

 Province 2 (Ref)

  

1.00

 

 Province 1

  

1.34 (0.81, 2.22)

0.25

 Province 3

  

1.62 (0.93, 2.82)

0.09

 Province 4

  

1.51 (0.87, 2.63)

0.15

 Province 5

  

1.59 (1.02, 2.48)

0.04

 Province 6

  

2.58 (1.41, 4.69)

< 0.001

 Province 7

  

2.30 (1.36, 3.87)

< 0.001

  1. AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref Reference group
  2. a adjusted to ethnicity, occupation, ecological zone, province
  3. b includes doctor, nurse and midwives