Table 2 Distribution of timely initiation of breastfeeding in SSA by explanatory variables (Weighted, N = 60,038)
From: Maternal and child factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | Timely initiation of breastfeeding | P - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother's age | 90.4 (< 0.001) | |||
15–19 | 6122 | 10.2 | 50.6 | |
20–24 | 14,954 | 24.9 | 55.4 | |
25–29 | 16,200 | 27.0 | 57.1 | |
30–34 | 11,723 | 19.5 | 57.1 | |
35–39 | 7439 | 12.4 | 56.6 | |
40–44 | 2953 | 4.9 | 56.7 | |
45–49 | 647 | 1.1 | 57.8 | |
Marital status | 16.5 (0.002) | |||
Never married | 3745 | 6.2 | 55.8 | |
Married | 443,388 | 73.9 | 56.3 | |
Cohabiting | 8670 | 14.4 | 54.0 | |
Widowed | 539 | 0.9 | 58.4 | |
Divorced | 2695 | 4.5 | 56.2 | |
Mother’s educational level | 163.6 (< 0.001) | |||
No education | 25,399 | 42.3 | 53.1 | |
Primary | 21,283 | 35.5 | 59.0 | |
Secondary+ | 13,355 | 24.2 | 56.6 | |
Employment status | 24.5 (< 0.001) | |||
Not working | 20,958 | 34.9 | 57.3 | |
Working | 39,080 | 65.1 | 55.2 | |
Place of residence | 1.7 (0.196) | |||
Urban | 15,854 | 26.4 | 55.5 | |
Rural | 44,184 | 73.6 | 56.1 | |
Wealth quintile | 52.5 (< 0.001) | |||
Poorest | 14,547 | 24.2 | 54.3 | |
Poorer | 13,394 | 22.3 | 55.0 | |
Middle | 12,079 | 20.1 | 56.3 | |
Richer | 10,949 | 18.2 | 56.9 | |
Richest | 9069 | 15.11 | 58.7 | |
Frequency of reading newspaper | 27.8 (< 0.001) | |||
Not at all | 51,638 | 86.0 | 55.5 | |
Less than once a week | 5206 | 8.7 | 59.3 | |
At least once a week | 3194 | 5.3 | 57.1 | |
Frequency of listening to radio | 22.5 (< 0.001) | |||
Not at all | 26,982 | 44.9 | 55.3 | |
Less than once a week | 12,055 | 20.1 | 55.1 | |
At least once a week | 21,000 | 35.0 | 57.3 | |
Frequency of watching television | 26.8 (< 0.001) | |||
Not at all | 41,527 | 69.2 | 56.6 | |
Less than once a week | 7202 | 12.0 | 54.5 | |
At least once a week | 11,309 | 18.8 | 54.2 | |
Number of ANC visits | 214.0 (< 0.001) | |||
0 | 6126 | 10.2 | 47.5 | |
1–3 | 21,951 | 36.6 | 56.1 | |
4+ | 31,961 | 53.2 | 57.5 | |
Size of child at birth | 183.3 (< 0.001) | |||
Larger than average | 20,636 | 34.4 | 54.3 | |
Average | 28,955 | 48.2 | 58.6 | |
Smaller than average | 10,446 | 17.4 | 51.7 | |
Birth order | 100.4 (< 0.001) | |||
1st | 12,563 | 20.9 | 53.2 | |
2–4 | 28,640 | 47.7 | 58.0 | |
5+ | 18,835 | 31.4 | 54.6 | |
Place of delivery | 701.3 (< 0.001) | |||
Home | 20,329 | 33.9 | 48.5 | |
Health facility | 39,709 | 66.1 | 59.8 | |
Assisted by a health worker | 171.9 (< 0.001) | |||
No | 26,164 | 41.9 | 49.6 | |
Yes | 34,874 | 53.1 | 60.6 | |
Type of delivery | 569.8 (< 0.001) | |||
Vaginal birth | 56,987 | 94.9 | 57.0 | |
Cesarean section | 3051 | 5.1 | 34.6 | |
Twin status | 49.3 (< 0.001) | |||
Single birth | 59,028 | 98.3 | 56.1 | |
Multiple birth | 1010 | 1.7 | 45.1 |