Table 2 Household wealth and educational attainment inequalities in early initiation of breastfeeding
Variable | Household wealth quintile | Mother’s education | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concentration index (SE) | P@ | Concentration index (SE) | P@ | |
Child characteristics | ||||
 Birth order |  | 0.266 |  | 0.088 |
  1st | − 0.059 (0.011)* |  | −0.035 (0.011)* |  |
  2nd | −0.036 (0.011)* |  | −0.034 (0.010)* |  |
  3rd | −0.046 (0.014)* |  | −0.009 (0.013) |  |
  4th and above | −0.021 (0.016) |  | 0.007 (0.015) |  |
 Sex of child |  | 0.663 |  | 0.655 |
  Male | −0.052 (0.009)* |  | −0.039 (0.008)* |  |
  Female | −0.046 (0.009)* |  | −0.032 (0.009)* |  |
 Place of birth |  | 0.875 |  | 0.059 |
  Home | − 0.015 (0.007)* |  | 0.004 (0.007) |  |
  Health facility | −0.017 (0.011) |  | −0.019 (0.010) |  |
 Antenatal care |  | 0.023* |  | 0.020* |
   < 4 visit | −0.028 (0.008)* |  | −0.016 (0.008) |  |
  4+ visit | −0.057 (0.010)* |  | −0.044 (0.009)* |  |
 Mode of birth |  | 0.066 |  | 0.431 |
  Vaginal | −0.012 (0.006) |  | −0.002 (0.006) |  |
  Caesarean section | 0.015 (0.016) |  | 0.009 (0.015) |  |
 Preceding birth interval |  | 0.236 |  | 0.874 |
   < 2 years | −0.004 (0.023) |  | −0.018 (0.022) |  |
  2–4 years | −0.051 (0.012)* |  | −0.023 (0.011)* |  |
  4+ years | −0.038 (0.011)* |  | −0.029 (0.011)* |  |
  First born | −0.056 (0.011)* |  | −0.033 (0.011)* |  |
 Parity |  | 0.694 |  | 0.033* |
  1–2 | −0.048 (0.008)* |  | −0.037 (0.007)* |  |
  3–4 | −0.037 (0.012)* |  | −0.002 (0.011) |  |
  5+ | −0.032 (0.023) |  | −0.006 (0.023) |  |
Mothers sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
 Age of mother |  | 0.759 |  | 0.927 |
  15–24 | −0.054 (0.009)* |  | −0.037 (0.008)* |  |
  25–34 | −0.044 (0.010)* |  | −0.032 (0.009)* |  |
  35+ | −0.053 (0.025)* |  | −0.032 (0.025) |  |
 Residential status |  | 0.492 |  | 0.531 |
  Urban | −0.040 (0.011)* |  | −0.040 (0.011)* |  |
  Rural | −0.050 (0.008)* |  | −0.032 (0.007)* |  |
 Age at first birth |  | 0.895 |  | 0.670 |
   < 18 | −0.047 (0.009)* |  | −0.025 (0.009)* |  |
  18–24 | −0.041 (0.009)* |  | −0.032 (0.009)* |  |
  25+ | −0.046 (0.031) |  | −0.011 (0.029) |  |
 Marital status |  | 0.658 |  | 0.852 |
  Married | −0.049 (0.006)* |  | −0.035 (0.006)* |  |
  Not married | −0.074 (0.058) |  | −0.045 (0.056) |  |
 Geographical division |  | 0.002* |  | 0.485 |
  Barisal | −0.017 (0.019) |  | −0.033 (0.018) |  |
  Chittagong | −0.087 (0.017)* |  | −0.040 (0.016)* |  |
  Dhaka | −0.005 (0.016) |  | −0.011 (0.015) |  |
  Khulna | −0.077 (0.024)* |  | −0.035 (0.022) |  |
  Mymensingh | −0.030 (0.017) |  | −0.004 (0.017) |  |
  Rajshahi | −0.005 (0.020) |  | −0.039 (0.019)* |  |
  Rangpur | −0.054 (0.017)* |  | −0.046 (0.017)* |  |
  Sylhet | −0.060 (0.015)* |  | −0.048 (0.015)* |  |
Mothers empowerment | ||||
 Decision making power |  | 0.486 |  | 0.565 |
  Low | −0.054 (0.011)* |  | −0.030 (0.010)* |  |
  High | −0.045 (0.008)* |  | −0.038 (0.008)* |  |
 Mother’s enlightenment |  | 0.956 |  | 0.212 |
  Low | −0.027 (0.009)* |  | −0.006 ()0.009 |  |
  Medium | −0.031 (0.019)* |  | −0.022 (0.009)* |  |
  High | −0.029 (0.019) |  | −0.037 (0.018)* |  |
 Wife beating |  | 0.772 |  | 0.943 |
  Low | −0.048 (0.007)* |  | −0.035 (0.007)* |  |
  High | −0.053 (0.015)* |  | −0.034 (0.014)* |  |
  Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage |  | 0.712 |  | 0.183 |
  Low | −0.022 (0.012) |  | −0.036 (0.011)* |  |
  Medium | −0.033 (0.011)* |  | −0.010 (0.011) |  |
  High | −0.032 (0.009)* |  | −0.032 (0.009)* |  |
Total estimates | −0.049 (0.006)* |  | −0.035 (0.006)* |  |