Table 3.
Binary logistic regression analysis of NM and its associated factors.
| Variables | Categories | OR | Lower limit | Upper limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of mothers | 20–24 | 0.278 | 0.064 | 1.20 |
| 25–29 | 0.192 | 0.043 | 0.855 | |
| 30–34 | 0.194 | 0.035 | 1.067 | |
| ≥35 (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of family | Nuclear | 0.554 | 0.191 | 1.603 |
| Joint (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Family size | Small | 0.746 | 0.212 | 2.632 |
| Medium | 0.994 | 0.423 | 2.336 | |
| Large (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Source of drinking water | Supply | 1.381 | 0.578 | 3.303 |
| Tubewell | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mode of delivery | Normal | 1.934 | 1.334 | 2.829 |
| Caesarian (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Attendant on delivery | Doctor | 2.187 | 0.241 | 4.889 |
| Nurse | 0.550 | 0.304 | 0.894 | |
| Both doctor and nurse | 0.366 | 0.204 | 0.655 | |
| Traditional birth attendants (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Exclusively breastfeeding | Yes | 0.521 | 0.343 | 0.794 |
| No (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Initiation of breastfeeding after birth | Within 1hr | 0.588 | 0.351 | 0.985 |
| Within 6hrs | 0.456 | 0.248 | 0.837 | |
| Within 24 h | 1.101 | 0.568 | 2.131 | |
| Within 2d | 1.334 | 0.663 | 2.684 | |
| After 2d (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Duration of exclusive breastfeeding | 1–7 days | 1.670 | 0.428 | 6.516 |
| 7–14 days | 0.887 | 0.238 | 3.300 | |
| 14–21 days | 0.367 | 0.099 | 1.365 | |
| 21–28 days (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frequency of breastfeeding | <6 times | 0.714 | 0.126 | 4.046 |
| 6-8 times | 0.533 | 0.097 | 2.921 | |
| 9-11 times | 0.723 | 0.141 | 3.719 | |
| >12 times | 0.900 | 0.104 | 6.780 | |
| On demand | 0.145 | 0.031 | 0.671 | |
| Don't remember (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Start breastfeeding to the child from | 1st days | 0.358 | 0.064 | 1.998 |
| 2–7 days | 0.828 | 0.147 | 4.650 | |
| 8–14 days | 1.100 | 0.181 | 6.680 | |
| 15–21 days | 2.250 | 0.229 | 5.144 | |
| 22–28 days (ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 |