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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of factors associated with breastfeeding initiation beyond the first hour of birth

From: Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in health facilities: secondary analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014

Characteristics Unadjusted OR P - value aOR (95% CI)a P - value
Maternal characteristics
 Mother’s age
  15–19 1.00 0.34  
  20–29 0.74 (0.53, 1.05)   
  30–39 0.90 (0.55, 1.46)   
  40–49 1.42 (0.30, 6.63)   
 Religion    
  Islam 1.00 0.88   
  Other 1.03 (0.66, 1.62)   
 Mother’s education    
  Higher 1.00 0.60   
  Secondary 0.98 (0.70, 1.36)   
  Primary 0.75 (0.47, 1.22)   
  No Education 0.76 (0.40, 1.42)   
 Mother’s involvement in income-generating activity    
  Employed 1.00 0.67   
  Not employed 1.10 (0.70, 1.74)   
 Parity
  Primiparous 1.00 0.06   
  Multiparous 0.78 (0.61, 1.01) 0.71 (0.53, 0.96) 0.02
 The person who takes the mother’s healthcare-related decisions    
  Woman alone 1.00 0.40   
  Joint Decision 1.33 (0.87, 2.03)   
  Someone else (husband/partner/family) 1.21 (0.77, 1.91)   
  Body Mass Index 1.05 (1.01, 1.08) 0.02 1.05 (1.01, 1.11) 0.02
 Exposure to mass media
  At least once a week 1.00 0.50   
  Less than once a week or not at all 1.11 (0.83, 1.48) 1.53 (1.07, 2.19) 0.02
 Use of mobile phone to get health service or advice    
  Yes 1.00 0.01   
  No 0.62 (0.45, 0.86)   
Health service characteristics
 Number of ANC visits    
  4+ ANC 1.00 0.26   
  1–3 ANC 0.77 (0.55, 1.06)   
  No ANC 0.82 (0.45, 1.51)   
 ANC Provider    
  Medically Trained 1.00 0.65   
  Medically not-trained 1.11 (0.70, 1.77)   
 Mode of delivery    
  Normal 1.00 0.00   
  C-section 2.94 (2.16, 3.99)   
 Assistance at birth    
  Medically Trained 1.00 0.01   
  Medically not-trained 0.34 (0.15, 0.77)   
 Type and attendance at delivery
  NVD by a trained attendant 1.00 0.00   
  NVD by an untrained attendant 0.59 (0.25, 1.42) 0.50 (0.20, 1.28) 0.00
  C-section 2.87 (2.10, 3.92) 2.93 (2.17, 3.98)
Infant characteristics
 Sex of child    
  Male 1.00 0.62   
  Female 1.07 (0.82, 1.39)   
 Size of the child at birth    
  Average or Larger 1.00 0.35   
  Smaller than average 1.38 (0.89, 2.13)   
  Very small 0.94 (0.55, 1.60)   
 The child put on skin-to-skin contact after delivery    
  Yes 1.00 0.01   
  No 1.52 (1.11, 2.12)   
Household characteristics
 Paternal education    
  Higher 1.00 0.72   
  Secondary 0.96 (0.71, 1.30)   
  Primary 1.18 (0.78, 1.78)   
  No Education 0.83 (0.44, 1.57)   
 Place of residence    
  Urban 1.00 0.54   
  Rural 0.92 (0.69, 1.22)   
 Wealth quintile    
  Lowest 1.00 0.84   
  Second 1.07 (0.58, 1.97)   
  Third 0.79 (0.37, 1.67)   
  Fourth 0.95 (0.57, 1.59)   
  Highest 1.00 (0.61, 1.66)   
  1. aAdjusted for religion, mother’s education, mother’s involvement in income-generating activities, number of antenatal visits, type of antenatal care provider, the person who takes the mother’s healthcare decision, sex of the child, size of child at birth, child put on skin-to-skin after delivery, place of residence, and wealth index
  2. Abbreviations: aOR adjusted odds ratio, OR odds ratio, ANC antenatal care, NVD normal vagina delivery, C-section caesarean section