Table 6.
Bi-variable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analysis of predictors for time to initiate complementary feeding among primipara mothers who had infants aged 6–12 months in the Awi Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2023.
| Variables | Category | Complementary feeding initiation status |
Crude Hazard Ratio (95 % Confidence Interval) | Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95 % Confidence Interval) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Censored | |||||
| Age of the mother | 15–24 | 323 | 55 | 1.64 (1.17, 2.29) | 1.63 (1.16, 2.29) | 0.005 |
| 25–34 | 252 | 55 | 1.37 (0.97, 1.92) | 1.37 (0.98, 1.93) | 0.069 | |
| ≥35 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Place of delivery | Home | 95 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| Health Institution | 519 | 91 | 1.23 (0.98, 1.53) | 0.96 (0.60, 1.56) | 0.883 | |
| Postnatal Care | Yes | 504 | 89 | 1.23 (1.02, 1.52) | 1.21 (0.77, 1.90) | 0.421 |
| No | 110 | 29 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Wealth Index | Poorest | 116 | 31 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poor | 127 | 25 | 1.32 (1.02, 1.70) | 1.25 (0.97, 1.62) | 0.082 | |
| Middle | 125 | 17 | 1.32 (1.03, 1.71) | 1.28 (0.99, 1.65) | 0.060 | |
| Rich | 124 | 23 | 1.35 (1.04, 1.74) | 1.35 (1.05, 1.75) | 0.021 | |
| Richest | 122 | 22 | 1.43 (1.11, 1.85) | 1.42 (1.10, 1.84) | 0.008 | |