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Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio (OR) of early initiation of breastfeeding for different socio-economic and demographic factors obtained from logistic regression model

From: Gender inequality in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: a trend analysis

Factors

OR

95% CI for OR

Survey Time

1.48***

1.43, 1.54

Maternal Age at Birth

< 20

1.00

 

 20–30

0.94

0.87, 1.02

 30+

0.94

0.83, 1.06

Gender of Newborn

 Male

1.00

 

 Female

0.86*

0.74, 0.99

Area of Residence

 Rural

1.00

 

 Urban

0.95

0.89, 1.01

Parent’s Education

 Both uneducated

1.00

 

 Father/Mother educated

1.11**

1.03, 1.19

 Both educated

1.12***

1.03, 1.22

Birth Order

 First

1.00

 

 Second/Third

1.13**

1.05, 1.22

 Forth/Higher

1.05

0.93, 1.18

Wanted Index Child

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

1.10*

1.01, 1.21

Place of Delivery

 Health Facility

1.00

 

 Home

0.95

0.88, 1.02

Mode of Delivery

 Normal

1.00

 

 Caesarean

0.32***

0.29–0.36

ANC Visits

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

1.14***

1.06, 1.21

Wealth Index

 Poor

1.00

 

 Average

1.07+

0.99, 1.16

 Rich

1.09+

1.01, 1.18

Exposure of Media

 No

1.00

 

 Yes

1.12**

1.05, 1.20

Division

 Dhaka

1.00

 

 Barisal

1.15**

1.03, 1.28

 Chittagong

0.86**

0.78, 0.94

 Khulna

0.96

0.86, 1.06

 Rajshahi

1.23***

1.13, 1.35

 Sylhet

1.58***

1.43, 1.75

Survey Time×Gender of Newborn

1.05

0.99, 1.10

  1. +p < 0.10; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001