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Table 4 Association between sociodemographic variables with timely breastfeeding initiation stratified by residence (N = 2729)

From: Association between place of birth and timely breastfeeding initiation among Cambodian women: a population-based study

 

Urban (n = 725)

 

Rural (n = 2004)

 

AOR (95% CI)

P

AOR (95% CI)

P

Mother's age

 15–24

Reference

 

Reference

 

 24–34

0.69 (0.37, 1.29)

0.243

0.83 (0.62, 1.09)

0.191

 35–49

1.29 (0.50, 3.34)

0.588

1.14 (0.72, 1.79)

0.586

Mother's education

 None

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Primary

0.87 (0.27, 2.86)

0.819

1.34 (0.94, 1.92)

0.108

 Secondary or above

0.64 (0.18, 2.26)

0.484

1.18 (0.79, 1.75)

0.413

Marital status

 Married/living together

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Not married

0.37 (0.14, 0.98)

0.045

0.64 (0.36, 1.16)

0.144

Parity

 Primiparous

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Multiparous

1.05 (0.59, 1.84)

0.872

1.43 (1.07, 1.91)

0.015

Child’s sex

 Male

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Female

1.36 (0.85, 2.16)

0.200

1.24 (0.98, 1.57)

0.074

Household wealth index

 Poor

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Middle

3.64 (1.11, 11.94)

0.033

1.43 (1.04, 1.98)

0.029

 Rich

1.92 (0.75, 4.89)

0.173

1.26 (0.89, 1.76)

0.186

Employment

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

0.97 (0.65, 1.43)

0.868

0.76 (0.59, 0.97)

0.024

Health insurance

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

1.10 (0.55, 2.20)

0.781

1.04 (0.71,1.51)

0.858

Antenatal visits during pregnancy

 None

Reference

 

Reference

 

 1 to 3

7.58 (1.74, 32.9)

0.007

0.83 (0.46, 1.49)

0.526

 4 or more

8.09 (2.27, 28.9)

0.001

0.84 (0.48, 1.47)

0.529

Cesarean birth

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

0.10 (0.05, 0.19)

 < .001

0.31 (0.18, 0.54)

 < .001

Type of birth attendant

 Doctor

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Nurse/Midwife

0.97 (0.55, 0.19)

0.943

1.09 (0.75, 1.57)

0.657

 TBA/other

9.03 (1.39, 58.8)

0.021

0.67 (0.29, 1.51)

0.336

Prelacteal feeds

 No

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Yes

0.28 (0.19, 0.42)

 < .001

0.49 (0.37, 0.65)

 < .001

Place of birth

 Public

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Private

0.52 (0.36, 0.75)

0.001

0.88 (0.61, 1.29)

0.517

 Home

0.37 (0.09, 1.63)

0.188

0.55 (0.31, 0.97)

0.039

  1. Abbreviations: AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval