Table 4.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis showing factors associated with timely initiation of breastfeeding among mothers who had a child less than 2 years of age in Dembecha Zuria Woreda, North West Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Timely initiation of breastfeeding | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | p -value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within 1 h of childbirth n (%) | After 1 h of childbirth n (%) | |||||
| Number of antenatal visits | 1 visit | 9 (40.9 %) | 13 (59.1 %) | 1 | 1 | |
| 2–3 | 180 (65.5 %) | 95 (34.5 %) | 2.74 (1.13, 6.64)* | 1.74 (0.68, 4.42) | 0.248 | |
| ≥4 | 330 (79.9 %) | 83 (20.1 %) | 5.74 (2.37, 13.89)* | 3.1 (1.2, 8) | 0.019* | |
| Access to mass Media (e.g.: radio, television) | Yes | 349 (77 %) | 104 (23 %) | 0.59 (0.43, 0.93)* | 1.54 (1.1, 2.2) | 0.018* |
| No | 191 (66.8 %) | 95 (33.2 %) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Place of delivery of the last child | Health facility | 470 (76.8 %) | 142 (23.2 %) | 2.7 (1.8, 4.01)* | 1.84 (0.564, 5.988) | 0.312 |
| Home | 70 (55.1 %) | 57 (44.9 %) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Attitude towards timely initiation of breastfeeding | Unfavorable attitude | 373 (75.7 %) | 120 (24.3 %) | 1 | 1 | |
| Favorable attitude | 167 (67.9 %) | 79 (32.1 %) | 0.68 (0.49, 0.95)* | 1.34 (0.93, 1.92) | 0.118 | |
| Last child birth attended by | Skilled birth attendant | 62 (51.2 %) | 59 (48.8 %) | 1 | 1 | |
| Traditional birth attendant | 478 (77.3 %) | 140 (22.7 %) | 3.25 (2.17, 4.86)* | 0.23 (0.07, 0.75) | 0.014* | |
AOR adjusted odd ratio, COR crude odd ratio
*Statistical significance at (p - value < 0.05), 1: reference group