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Table 4 Initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among women in Debre Berhan town, 2015 (n = 548)

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Determinants of suboptimal breastfeeding practice in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Category

Initiation of breastfeeding

COR (95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

Immediately

Late

Educational status

Illiterate

144 (71.3)

58 (28.7)

5.5 (2.7, 11)*

1.4 (0.6, 3.2)

Able to read/write

28 (77.8)

8 (22.2)

4.1 (1.5, 11.2]

2.3 (1, 8.5)*

Primary (1–8)

130 (87.8)

18 (12.2)

1.7 (0.8, 3.8)

0.98 (0.42, 2.3)

Secondary & above

147 (91)

15 (9)

1.0

1.0

Parity

1

158 (82.3)

34 (17.7)

1.0

 

2–4

230 (83.95)

44 (16.05)

1.0 (0.6, 1.7)

 

5+

56 (68.3)

26 (31.7)

2.54 (1.34, 4.7)*

 

Antenatal care

Yes

428 (82.95)

88 (17.05)

1.0

1.0

No

16 (51.6)

15 (48.4)

5.1 (2.4, 10.7)

2.4 (0.7, 5.8)

Advice during antenatal care about breastfeeding

Yes

219 (91.2)

21 (8.8)

1.0

1.0

No

225 (75.5)

73 (24.5)

3.4 (2.0, 5.7)

2.4 (1.2, 4.5)*

Place of delivery

Home

45 (51.7)

42 (48.3)

7.2 (4.3, 12)*

3.0 (1.5, 6.0)*

Health institution

399 (86.6)

62 (13.4)

1.0

1.0

Advice during postnatal care about breastfeeding

Yes

272 (89.8)

31 (10.2)

1.0

1.0

No

172 (72)

67 (28)

0.3 (0.16, 0.4)

2.0 (1.1, 3.6)*

Mode of delivery

SVD

394 (82.5)

84 (17.5)

1.7 (0.9, 3.2)

 

C/S and instrumental

50 (71.5)

20 (28.5)

1.0

 
  1. COR Crude Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, *significant at p value less than 0.05