Table 3.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers in rural areas of West Ethiopia, April to May, 2014 (n = 593)
| Initiation of BF within one hour | 95 % CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables (n = 593) | Yes | No | COR | AOR |
| N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Maternal Occupation | ||||
| Housewife | 266 (89.3) | 32 (10.7) | 2.57 (1.62-4.08)c | 2.48 (1.54- 3.99)c |
| Business womena | 207 (76.4) | 64 (23.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Owner Radio/TV | ||||
| Yes | 277 (87.1) | 41 (12.9) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 196 (78.1) | 55 (21.9) | 0.53 (0.34-0.82)c | 0.55 (0.37-0.88)c |
| Colostrum feeding | ||||
| Yes | 443 (84.5) | 81 (15.5) | 2.74 (1.41-5.31)c | 2.22 (1.08-4.55)c |
| No | 30 (66.7) | 15 (33.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Advise after delivery on BF | ||||
| Yes | 411 (85.8) | 68 (14.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 62 (68.9) | 28 (31.1) | 0.37 (0.22-0.61)c | 0.44 (0.25-0.75)c |
| Prelacteal feeding | ||||
| Yes | 21 (60.0) | 14 (40) | 0.27 (0.13-0.56)c | 0.30 (0.14-0.65)c |
| No | 452 (84.6) | 82 (15.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
aBusiness women = farmer, merchant, government employee
bStatistically significant CI., CI confidence interval, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
Independent variables entered in the initial model: sex of child, maternal age, mother’s occupation, owner radio/TV, maternal education, wealth index, colostrum feeding, advise, and prelacteal feeding. [d.f.13 Wald chi square value:35.034 (p < 0.001); Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test: 0.456]. Model 1: mother’s occupation, owner radio/TV, colostrum feeding, advice, and prelacteal feeding. [d.f. 5; Wald chi square value; 32.315 (p < 0.000); Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test: 0.611]. Maternal characteristics examined as control variables included age and education. We also adjusted for sex of child in the analyses