Table 2.

Determinants of initiation of breastfeeding in the first hour after birth

Variable	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3
Hospital delivery	0.0397**		0.0453***
	(0.0174)		(0.00849)
Professional antenatal care	0.0604**	0.0605**	0.0701***
	(0.0141)	(0.0139)	(0.00614)
Mother's education: None	0.0169	0.0184
	(0.381)	(0.337)
Primary	−0.00325	0.000515
	(0.917)	(0.987)
Secondary	0.0518	0.0556
	(0.381)	(0.346)
Location: Rural	−0.0101	−0.0115	0.00759
	(0.727)	(0.691)	(0.824)
Region: East	−0.00250	−0.00170	−0.0147
	(0.917)	(0.944)	(0.567)
North	−0.0587**	−0.0597**	−0.0731***
	(0.0221)	(0.0198)	(0.00681)
West	0.0421*	0.0406*	0.0277
	(0.0839)	(0.0957)	(0.288)
Married	0.0379*	0.0375*	0.0379
	(0.0923)	(0.0955)	(0.105)
Religion: Protestant	−0.0431**	−0.0434**	−0.0375**
	(0.0142)	(0.0135)	(0.0411)
Muslim	0.0306	0.0305	0.00432
	(0.234)	(0.236)	(0.876)
Other	−0.0428	−0.0438*	−0.0451
	(0.106)	(0.0982)	(0.104)
Professional birth attendant		−0.0271
		(0.111)
Observations	4,583	4,584	4,202

Robust p values in parentheses;

***p<0.01;

**p<0.05;

*p<0.1;

In all the three models, we controlled for the wealth status, education of the father, and child's sex. In Model 3, we controlled for occupation of the mother and father. The results have not been displayed to save space because these are insignificant