Table 4 Household wealth and educational attainment inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding
Variable | Household wealth quintile | Mother’s education | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Concentration index (SE) | P@ | Concentration index (SE) | P@ | |
Child characteristics | ||||
 Birth order |  | 0.892 |  | 0.802 |
  1st | 0.031 (0.021) |  | 0.009 (0.020) |  |
  2nd | 0.018 (0.024) |  | 0.002 (0.022) |  |
  3rd | 0.001 (0.033) |  | 0.002 (0.031) |  |
  4th and above | 0.020 (0.036) |  | 0.041 (0.035) |  |
 Sex of child |  | 0.336 |  | 0.640 |
  Male | 0.031 (0.019) |  | 0.005 (0.018) |  |
  Female | 0.006 (0.019) |  | 0.017 (0.018) |  |
 Place of birth |  | 0.529 |  | 0.581 |
  Home | 0.011 (0.019) |  | 0.001 (0.018) |  |
  Health facility | 0.028 (0.018) |  | 0.014 (0.017) |  |
 Antenatal care |  | 0.747 |  | 0.440 |
   < 4 visit | 0.017 (0.018) |  | 0.003 (0.017) |  |
  4+ visit | 0.025 (0.019) |  | 0.023 (0.018) |  |
 Mode of birth |  | 0.944 |  | 0.986 |
  Vaginal | 0.023 (0.016) |  | 0.012 (0.015) |  |
  Caesarean section | 0.021 (0.022) |  | 0.011 (0.022) |  |
 Preceding birth interval |  | 0.011* |  | 0.419 |
   < 2 years | 0.152 (0.053)* |  | 0.047 (0.053) |  |
  2–4 years | −0.034 (0.023) |  | −0.020 (0.022) |  |
  4+ years | 0.042 (0.027) |  | 0.031 (0.025) |  |
  First born | 0.029 (0.021) |  | 0.009 (0.020) |  |
 Parity |  | 0.442 |  | 0.657 |
  1–2 | 0.028 (0.016) |  | 0.008 (0.015) |  |
  3–4 | −0.008 (0.027) |  | 0.005 (0.026) |  |
  5+ | 0.043 (0.061) |  | 0.064 (0.057) |  |
Mothers sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
 Age of mother |  | 0.409 |  | 0.182 |
  15–24 | 0.014 (0.017) |  | 0.008 (0.016) |  |
  25–34 | 0.022 (0.022) |  | −0.002 (0.021) |  |
  35+ | 0.102 (0.086) |  | 0.112 (0.086) |  |
 Residential status |  | 0.750 |  | 0.677 |
  Urban | 0.037 (0.024) |  | 0.019 (0.023) |  |
  Rural | 0.028 (0.016) |  | 0.007 (0.015) |  |
 Age at first birth |  | 0.702 |  | 0.0293 |
   < 18 | 0.015 (0.023) |  | −0.020 (0.021) |  |
  18–24 | 0.011 (0.017) |  | 0.021 (0.016) |  |
  25+ | 0.058 (0.048) |  | −0.005 (0.044) |  |
 Marital status |  | 0.410 |  | 0.476 |
  Married | 0.018 (0.013) |  | 0.010 (0.013) |  |
  Not married | 0.167 (0.180) |  | 0.125 (0.176) |  |
 Geographical division |  | 0.349 |  | 0.835 |
  Barisal | 0.020 (0.040) |  | −0.006 (0.039) |  |
  Chittagong | −0.033 (0.022) |  | −0.007 (0.021) |  |
  Dhaka | 0.018 (0.046) |  | 0.004 (0.044) |  |
  Khulna | −0.002 (0.050) |  | −0.025 (0.045) |  |
  Mymensingh | 0.100 (0.048)* |  | 0.011 (0.048) |  |
  Rajshahi | 0.021 (0.038) |  | 0.012 (0.035) |  |
  Rangpur | 0.051 (0.033) |  | 0.067 (0.033)* |  |
  Sylhet | 0.009 (0.031) |  | 0.021 (0.030) |  |
Mothers empowerment | ||||
 Decision making power |  | 0.915 |  | 0.232 |
  Low | 0.016 (0.020) |  | −0.008 (0.019) |  |
  High | 0.019 (0.018) |  | 0.023 (0.017) |  |
 Mother’s enlightenment |  | 0.193 |  | 0.692 |
  Low | 0.017 (0.020) |  | 0.022 (0.020) |  |
  Medium | 0.009 (0.020) |  | −0.001 (0.019) |  |
  High | 0.079 (0.032)* |  | 0.014 (0.031) |  |
  Wife beating |  | 0.351 |  | 0.556 |
  Low | 0.024 (0.014) |  | 0.006 (0.014) |  |
  High | −0.008 (0.032) |  | 0.025 (0.030) |  |
 Neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage |  | 0.332 |  | 0.621 |
  Low | 0.002 (0.021) |  | −0.001 (0.021) |  |
  Medium | 0.044 (0.024) |  | 0.027 (0.023) |  |
  High | 0.007 (0.022) |  | 0.003 (0.022) |  |
Total estimates | 0.019 (0.013) | Â | 0.010 (0.013) | Â |