Table 5.
Time varying covariate test results of predictors in the multivariable cox proportional hazard regression model for time to initiate complementary feeding among primipara mothers who had infants aged 6–12 months in the Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023.
| Variable | Category | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Age of the mother | 15–24 | 0.314 |
| 25–34 | 0.550 | |
| ≥35 | – | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 0.730 |
| Married | – | |
| Birth Plan | Yes | 0.412 |
| No | – | |
| Mass Media Exposure | Yes | 0.873 |
| No | – | |
| Wealth Index | Poorest | – |
| Poor | 0.315 | |
| Middle | 0.899 | |
| Rich | 0.185 | |
| Richest | 0.389 | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | – |
| CS/Instrumental | 0.516 | |
| Place of delivery | Home | – |
| Health Institution | 0.559 | |
| Postnatal Care | Yes | 0.805 |
| No | – |