Table 4.
Initiation of breastfeeding and associated factors among women in Debre Berhan town, 2015 (n = 548)
| Variables | Category | Initiation of breastfeeding | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately | Late | ||||
| Educational status | Illiterate | 144 (71.3) | 58 (28.7) | 5.5 (2.7, 11)* | 1.4 (0.6, 3.2) |
| Able to read/write | 28 (77.8) | 8 (22.2) | 4.1 (1.5, 11.2] | 2.3 (1, 8.5)* | |
| Primary (1–8) | 130 (87.8) | 18 (12.2) | 1.7 (0.8, 3.8) | 0.98 (0.42, 2.3) | |
| Secondary & above | 147 (91) | 15 (9) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Parity | 1 | 158 (82.3) | 34 (17.7) | 1.0 | |
| 2–4 | 230 (83.95) | 44 (16.05) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.7) | ||
| 5+ | 56 (68.3) | 26 (31.7) | 2.54 (1.34, 4.7)* | ||
| Antenatal care | Yes | 428 (82.95) | 88 (17.05) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No | 16 (51.6) | 15 (48.4) | 5.1 (2.4, 10.7) | 2.4 (0.7, 5.8) | |
| Advice during antenatal care about breastfeeding | Yes | 219 (91.2) | 21 (8.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No | 225 (75.5) | 73 (24.5) | 3.4 (2.0, 5.7) | 2.4 (1.2, 4.5)* | |
| Place of delivery | Home | 45 (51.7) | 42 (48.3) | 7.2 (4.3, 12)* | 3.0 (1.5, 6.0)* |
| Health institution | 399 (86.6) | 62 (13.4) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Advice during postnatal care about breastfeeding | Yes | 272 (89.8) | 31 (10.2) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| No | 172 (72) | 67 (28) | 0.3 (0.16, 0.4) | 2.0 (1.1, 3.6)* | |
| Mode of delivery | SVD | 394 (82.5) | 84 (17.5) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) | |
| C/S and instrumental | 50 (71.5) | 20 (28.5) | 1.0 | ||
COR Crude Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, *significant at p value less than 0.05