Table 1 Distribution of maternal, health service, infant and household characteristics among last-born children born the in the two years preceding the survey, 2014, n = 1277 (weighted), and among children with breastfeeding initiation delayed after birth by more than one hour, n = 785 (weighted)
Characteristics | Facility births n (weighted) = 1277, n (%) | Breastfeeding initiation delayed, ≥ 1 h n (weighted) = 785, n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | ||
 Mother’s age | ||
  15–19 | 284 (22.2) | 187 (66.0) |
  20–29 | 786 (61.6) | 463 (58.9) |
  30–39 | 194 (15.2) | 125 (64.3) |
  40–49 | 12.9 (1.0) | 9 (73.3) |
 Religion | ||
  Islam | 1173 (91.9) | 720 (61.3) |
  Other | 104 (8.1) | 65 (62.8) |
 Mother’s education | ||
  Higher | 249 (19.5) | 160 (63.9) |
  Secondary | 699 (54.8) | 439 (62.8) |
  Primary | 251 (19.6) | 142 (56.8) |
  No Education | 78 (6.1) | 44 (56.5) |
 Mother’s involvement in income-generating activity | ||
  Employed | 246 (19.3) | 147 (59.7) |
  Not employed | 1031 (80.7) | 638 (61.9) |
 Parity | ||
  Primiparous | 636 (49.8) | 408 (64.2) |
  Multiparous | 641 (50.2) | 377 (58.8) |
 The person who takes the mother’s healthcare-related decision | ||
  Woman alone | 128 (10.1) | 71 (55.9) |
  Joint Decision | 678 (53.6) | 428 (63.2) |
  Someone else (husband/partner/family) | 460 (36.3) | 285 (60.5) |
  Body Mass Index | 22.3 (±4.1) | 22.6 (4.0) |
 Exposure to mass media | ||
  At least once a week | 872 (68.3) | 531 (60.8) |
  Less than once a week or not at all | 405 (31.7) | 254 (62.8) |
 Use of mobile phone to get health service or advice | ||
  Yes | 553 (43.3) | 375 (67.8) |
  No | 724 (56.7) | 409 (56.6) |
Health service characteristics | ||
 Number of ANC visits | ||
  4+ ANC | 611 (47.8) | 396 (64.8) |
  1–3 ANC | 593 (46.4) | 345 (58.1 |
  No ANC | 73 (5.7) | 44 (60.1) |
 ANC Provider | ||
  Medically Trained | 1075 (84.2) | 657 (61.1) |
  Medically not-trained | 202 (15.8) | 128 (63.3) |
 Mode of delivery | ||
  Normal | 489 (38.3) | 224 (45.9) |
  C-section | 788 (61.7) | 561 (71.2) |
 Assistance at birth | ||
  Medically Trained | 1254 (98.2) | 777 (61.9) |
  Medically not-trained | 23 (1.8) | 8 (35.3) |
 Type and attendance at delivery | ||
  NVD by a trained attendant | 466 (36.5) | 216 (46.4) |
  NVD by an untrained attendant | 23 (1.8) | 8 (33.3) |
  C-section | 788 (61.7) | 561 (71.2) |
Infant characteristics | ||
 Sex of child | ||
  Male | 696 (54.5) | 422 (60.7) |
  Female | 581 (45.5) | 363 (62.4) |
 Size of the child at birth | ||
  Average or Larger | 1045 (81.8) | 636 (60.8) |
  Smaller than average | 145 (11.3) | 97 (67.3) |
  Very small | 87 (6.8) | 52 (59.3) |
 The child put on skin-to-skin contact after delivery | ||
  Yes | 365 (28.6) | 199 (54.4) |
  No | 912 (71.4) | 586 (64.3) |
Household characteristics | ||
Paternal education | ||
  Higher | 323 (25.3) | 200 (61.8) |
  Secondary | 488 (38.2) | 294 (60.2) |
  Primary | 316 (24.7) | 206 (65.4) |
  No Education | 150 (11.8) | 85 (56.8) |
Place of residence | ||
  Urban | 502 (39.3) | 316 (62.9) |
  Rural | 775 (60.7) | 469 (60.5) |
 Wealth quintile | ||
  Lowest | 139 (10.9) | 86 (62.2) |
  Second | 152 (11.9) | 97 (63.9) |
  Third | 216 (16.9) | 123 (56.8) |
  Fourth | 334 (26.1) | 205 (61.4) |
  Highest | 436 (34.2) | 274 (62.7) |