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Table 4 Multivariate association of early initiation of breastfeeding and selected variables in Dale Woreda, March 2012

From: Early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of children under the age of 24 months in Southern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Initiation of breastfeeding (n = 618)

OR (CI)

p- value

Within 1 h (early)

n (%)

After 1 h

n (%)

Mother's age (years)

 15–19

 20–24

 25–29

 30–34

  ≥ 35

17 (70.8)

163 (79.5)

191 (87.2)

98 (85.2)

48 (87.3)

7 (29.2)

42 (20.5)

28 (12.8)

17 (14.8)

7 (12.7)

1

1.6 (0.58, 4.71)

1.7 (0.57, 5.41)

1.2 (0.34, 4.07)

1.0 (0.20, 4.18)

1

0.33

0.32

0.79

0.91

Birthweight of child

  < 2.5 kg

  ≥ 2.5 kg

 Do not know

3 (60.0)

204 (78.2)

310 (88.1)

2 (40.0)

57 (21.8)

42 (11.9)

0.6 (0.07, 4.62)

1.5 (0.78, 2.91)

1

0.61

0.21

1

Educational status of the mother

 Attended no formal school

 Attended formal school

129 (90.2)

388 (81.7)

14 (9.8)

87 (18.3)

0.9 (0.44, 1.98)

1

0.85

1

Ethnicity

 Sidama

 Amara

 Oromo

 Wolayita

 Othersa

323 (91.0)

49 (73.1)

27 (75.0)

61 (67.0)

57 (82.6)

32 (9.0)

18 (26.9)

9 (25.0)

30 (33.0)

12 (17.4)

1

0.7 (0.29, 1.50)

0.8 (0.30, 2.23)

0.5 (0.24, 1.09)

1.2 (0.50, 2.86)

1

0.32

0.70

0.08

0.68

Monthly family income in Ethiopian birr (1US $ =18 ETB)

 0–500

 501–1000

 1001–1500

 1501–2000

  > 2000

 Didn't know

70 (82.4)

52 (74.3)

16 (94.1)

15 (65.2)

27 (77.1)

337 (86.9)

15 (17.6)

18 (25.7)

1 (5.9)

8 (34.8)

8 (22.9)

51 (13.1)

0.8 (0.42, 1.74)

0.8 (0.43, 1.66)

5.8 (0.69, 48.32)

0.6 (0.22, 1.70)

0.7 (0.27, 1.89)

1

0.67

0.63

0.10

0.34

0.51

1

Ownership of house

 Owner

 Rented

 Dependent

334 (91.8)

158 (72.1)

25 (71.4)

30 (8.2)

61 (27.9)

10 (28.6)

1

0.5 (0.26, 0.99)

0.3 (0.12, 0.79)

1

0.04

0.01

Parity

 One

 2–4

  ≥ 5

176 (75.5)

236 (86.8)

105 (92.9)

57 (24.5)

36 (13.2)

8 (7.1)

1

0.9 (0.15, 5.45)

1.6 (0.09, 25.37)

1

0.92

0.76

Number of living children

 One

 2–4

  ≥ 5

182 (75.5)

249 (87.7)

86 (92.5)

59 (24.5)

35 (12.3)

7 (7.5)

1

2.0 (0.33, 12.3)

1.7 (0.10, 28.8)

1

0.45

0.73

Frequency of listening to radio

 Almost every day

 At least once a fortnight

 Less than once a week

 Not at all

221 (76.7)

44 (80.0)

39 (95.1)

213 (91.0)

67 (23.3)

11 (20.0)

2 (4.9)

21 (9.0)

1

1.2 (0.53, 2.52)

4.7 (1.02, 21.39)

1.6 (0.85, 3.14)

1

0.70

0.50

0.14

Antenatal care

 Yes

 No

206 (78.0)

311 (87.9)

58 (22.0)

43 (12.1)

1

1.4 (0.86, 2.38)

1

0.16

Place of birth

 Outside health facility

 Health facilities

312 (89.7)

205 (75.9)

36 (10.3)

65 (24.1)

0.9 (0.20, 3.86)

1

0.86

1

Assistance during delivery

 Health professional

 Traditional birth attendant

 No one

211 (75.9)

283 (89.6)

23 (95.8)

67 (24.1)

33 (10.4)

1 (4.2)

1

1.8 (0.43, 7.75)

3.0 (0.25, 36.7)

1

0.41

0.38

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