Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression modelling the likelihood of early feeding indicators (n = 5622)
| Â | Early breastfeeding | Avoiding prelacteal feeding | Optimal early feeding | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | AOR1 (95% CI) | p-value2 | AOR1 (95% CI) | p-value2 | AOR1 (95% CI) | p-value2 |
Region of residence | ||||||
 Khartoum | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Northern | 0.57 (0.40,0.82) | 0.002 | 0.74 (0.51,1.07) | 0.109 | 0.57 (0.39,0.83) | 0.003 |
 Eastern | 1.79 (1.21,2.64) | 0.004 | 2.06 (1.46,2.90) | <  0.001 | 2.02 (1.44,2.85) | <  0.001 |
 Central | 0.86 (0.62,1.20) | 0.379 | 1.13 (0.81,1.58) | 0.454 | 0.95 (0.68,1.33) | 0.774 |
 Kordofan | 0.61 (0.41,0.88) | 0.009 | 1.68 (1.19,2.36) | 0.003 | 1.06 (0.74,1.52) | 0.735 |
 Darfur | 0.61 (0.44,0.84) | 0.003 | 2.49 (1.80,3.45) | <  0.001 | 1.25 (0.91,1.73) | 0.167 |
Maternal age | ||||||
 15–24 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 25–34 | 1.17 (0.97,1.41) | 0.106 | 1.25 (1.04,1.51) | 0.020 | 1.24 (1.03,1.50) | 0.027 |
 35+ | 1.06 (0.87,1.29) | 0.551 | 1.28 (1.02,1.61) | 0.035 | 1.25 (1.03,1.51) | 0.024 |
Mother’s education | ||||||
 None | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Primary | 0.91 (0.70,1.17) | 0.434 | 1.17 (0.95,1.43) | 0.139 | 1.03 (0.86,1.23) | 0.733 |
 Secondary | 1.35 (1.02,1.79) | 0.034 | 1.74 (1.34,2.27) | <  0.001 | 1.62 (1.30,2.02) | <  0.001 |
 Higher | 1.13 (0.74,1.72) | 0.484 | 1.37 (0.93,2.01) | 0.107 | 1.43 (0.99,2.06) | 0.057 |
Father’s education | ||||||
 None | 1.00 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Primary | 1.10 (0.88,1.37) | 0.395 |  |  |  |  |
 Secondary | 1.29 (0.96,1.74) | 0.088 |  |  |  |  |
 Higher | 1.54 (1.04,2.29) | 0.033 |  |  |  |  |
 Father not in household | 0.84 (0.61,1.15) | 0.257 |  |  |  |  |
Planned pregnancy | ||||||
 No |  |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes |  |  | 1.51 (1.18,1.93) | 0.001 | 1.33 (1.09,1.62) | 0.005 |
Place of birth | ||||||
 Home |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |
 Health facility |  |  |  |  | 0.75 (0.60,0.94) | 0.013 |
Birth assisted by any skilled attendant | ||||||
 No | 1.00 |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 1.34 (1.06,1.68) | 0.014 |  |  | 1.48 (1.19,1.83) | <  0.001 |
Birth by caesarean section | ||||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 0.22 (0.17,0.27) | <  0.001 | 0.57 (0.45,0.73) | <  0.001 | 0.34 (0.25,0.47) | <  0.001 |
Child sex | ||||||
 Male |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |
 Female |  |  |  |  | 1.16 (1.02,1.33) | 0.028 |
Child birth order | ||||||
 1st | 1.00 |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |
 2nd | 1.26 (1.06,1.51) | 0.002 |  |  | 1.28 (1.08,1.52) | 0.005 |
 3rd or higher | 1.22 (0.89,1.69) | 0.140 |  |  | 1.36 (1.04,1.77) | 0.025 |
Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness and fit test p-value | 0.664 | Â | 0.631 | Â | 0.639 | |