Table 3 Descriptive analysis of early initiation of breastfeeding and EBF by Ideational variables
Variable | Response categories | Women with children under 2 years (N) | Early Initiation of Breastfeeding % (95% CI)b | Women with children 0–5 months old (N) | EBF % (95% CI)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 3039 | 42.1 (35.1, 49.4) | 721 | 37.5 (29.8, 46.0) | |
Spontaneously reports any benefits of EBF practice (first six months of infant’s life) for the mother | Any benefit | 1494 | 46.4 (36.5, 56.6) | 376 | 53.5 (43.3, 63.5) |
No benefits | 1545 | 37.4 (29.6, 45.9) | 345 | 18.3 (11.8, 27.4) | |
Spontaneously mentions immediate breastfeeding as a method to protect the health of the newborn after delivery | Yes | 1919 | 47.7 (39.4, 56.3) | 454 | 46.0 (37.0, 55.3) |
No | 1120 | 31.7 (22.9, 42.0) | 267 | 23.7 (15.1, 35.0) | |
Ideal age to introduce complementary foods in addition to breastmilk | 6 Months | 891 | 50.6 (39.0, 62.2) | 228 | 55.4 (45.6, 64.8) |
Other responses | 2148 | 38.3 (31.2, 45.9) | 493 | 28.7 (20.2, 39.0) | |
Agreed (strongly or somewhat) that breastmilk contains all the nutrients a baby needs in first six months of life | Agree | 2567 | 42.3 (35.0, 50.1) | 592 | 43.2 (35.0, 52.0) |
Disagree | 472 | 40.5 (26.9, 55.8) | 129 | 9.9 (3.8, 23.8) | |
Agreed (strongly or somewhat) that mother's breastmilk after birth is bad milk | Agree | 898 | 33.3 (24.3, 43.7) | 206 | 25.5 (15.3, 39.3) |
Disagree | 2141 | 45.3 (37.3, 53.5) | 515 | 42.3 (34.4, 50.6) | |
Agreed (strongly or somewhat) on the importance of mothers to give their child only breastmilk in the first six months of infant’s life | Agree | 1777 | 44.1 (35.4, 53.3) | 432 | 50.5 (41.9, 59.1) |
Disagree | 1262 | 38.6 (29.8, 48.3) | 289 | 13.8 (8.6, 21.6) | |
Confident (very or somewhat) to practice EBF for first six months of infant’s life | Confident | 1508 | 46.0 (37.0, 55.4) | 388 | 52.4 (42.0, 62.7) |
Uncertain | 1531 | 37.1 (29.4, 45.7) | 333 | 16.2 (10.1, 25.1) | |
Confident (very or somewhat) to start conversation with partner about breastfeeding the child | Confident | 2016 | 44.3 (36.4, 52.6) | 493 | 46.0 (36.9, 55.3) |
Uncertain | 1023 | 36.9 (27.5, 47.6) | 227 | 15.3 (9.0, 25.0) | |
Agreed (strongly or somewhat) that most women in the community give infants only breastmilk in first six months of life | Agree | 1193 | 48.2 (37.2, 59.3) | 318 | 50.1 (39.8, 60.4) |
Disagree | 1846 | 37.7 (30.5, 45.5) | 403 | 27.0 (18.6, 37.6) | |
Does your partner influence your decision to breastfeed | Yes | 1811 | 40.0 (31.6, 48.8) | 458 | 41.8 (32.0, 52.3) |
No | 1228 | 45.3 (35.7, 55.4) | 263 | 30.1 (21.0, 41.3) | |
Does your mother influence your decision to breastfeed | Yes | 230 | 53.8 (39.0, 67.8) | 64 | 31.1 (16.4, 51.1) |
No | 2809 | 41.2 (34.1, 48.7) | 657 | 38.0 (29.8, 47.0) | |
Does your mother-in-law influence your decision to breastfeed | Yes | 255 | 44.5 (35.0, 54.7) | 68 | 30.1 (19.0, 44.0) |
No | 2784 | 41.9 (34.7, 49.4) | 653 | 38.1 (30.0, 47.1) | |
Does your healthcare provider influence your decision to breastfeed | Yes | 135 | 61.0 (49.3, 71.5) | 25 | 71.7 (49.4, 86.7) |
No | 2904 | 41.0 (33.8, 48.6) | 696 | 36.0 (28.1, 44.6) | |
Socio-demographics | |||||
Household wealth | Lowest | 716 | 39.0 (29.0, 50.0) | 175 | 18.8(11.0, 30.2) |
Second | 604 | 35.7 (27.3, 45.1) | 143 | 36.6 (25.0, 50.0) | |
Middle | 600 | 31.9 (23.5, 41.6) | 130 | 37.6 (23.7, 54.0) | |
Fourth | 496 | 53.0 (41.2, 63.6) | 108 | 42.4 (30.3, 55.4) | |
Highest | 623 | 52.1 (43.5, 60.7) | 165 | 51.0 (41.6, 60.4) | |
Maternal educationa | Any formal education | 499 | 53.9 (45.4, 62.2) | 114 | 54.0 (43.6, 63.9) |
None or informal | 2540 | 40.0 (32.6, 47.7) | 607 | 34.5 (26.1, 44.0) | |
Maternal age (in years) | 15–24 years | 1275 | 37.5 (29.7, 46.0) | 293 | 32.2 (21.7, 44.8) |
25- 34 years | 1376 | 45.7 (38.3, 53.2) | 341 | 40.8 (32.2, 49.9) | |
35—49 years | 388 | 44.2 (35.6, 53.1) | 87 | 43.2 (29.1, 58.6) | |
Maternal occupation | Work outside home or student | 1469 | 43.7 (34.4, 53.4) | 337 | 37.0 (28.5, 46.4) |
No work outside home | 1409 | 40.4 (32.0, 49.5) | 345 | 40.9 (29.1, 54.0) | |
Other | 111 | 50.7 (20.8, 80.0) | 29 | 28.5 (6.8, 68.5) | |
Missing | 50 | 10 | |||
Child sex (gender) | Male | 1579 | 42.0 (34.6, 50.0) | 377 | 37.9 (29.2, 47.5) |
Female | 1460 | 42.1 (35.0, 49.6) | 344 | 37.0 (29.0, 46.0) | |
Spousal occupation | Work outside home or student | 2742 | 41.9 (35.0, 49.2) | 650 | 38.4 (30.8, 46.7) |
No work outside home | 149 | 42.1 (25.8, 60.3) | 38 | 44.7 (28.3, 62.3) | |
Other | 98 | 57.0 (42.0, 70.8) | 23 | 29.1 (8.6, 64.1) | |
Missing | 50 | 10 | |||
Spousal educationa | Any formal education | 933 | 48.0 (39.7, 56.4) | 243 | 49.1 (39.4, 59.0) |
None or informal | 2056 | 40.0 (32.4, 48.1) | 468 | 32.5 (23.7, 42.7) | |
Missing | 50 | 10 | |||
Facility delivery | Yes | 520 | 48.2 (38.7, 57.7) | 139 | 47.5 (35.7, 59.5) |
No | 2507 | 41.1 (33.6, 49.0) | 577 | 35.7 (27.4, 45.1) | |
Missing | 12 | 5 | |||
Skin-to-skin contact after delivery | Yes | 905 | 45.3 (34.3, 56.9) | 212 | 40.1 (30.5, 50.4) |
No | 2134 | 41.0 (33.1, 49.3) | 509 | 36.7 (27.8, 46.6) | |
ANC4 + attendance | Yes | 712 | 55.4 (47.4, 63.2) | 174 | 53.4 (41.9, 64.7) |
No | 2313 | 37.9 (30.3, 46.1) | 544 | 32.0 (23.2, 42.4) | |
Missing | 14 | 3 | |||