Table 4.
Factors that affect timely initiation breastfeeding among mothers of infants age less than 6 months using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis model, East Gojjam, Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Timely initiation of breastfeeding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N & %) |
No (N & %) |
COR (95 % CL) | AOR(95 % CL) | p- value | ||
| Marital status | Married | 280(80.7) | 67(19.3) | 2.036(1.107, 3.746) | ||
| Unmarried | 38(67.2) | 19(32.8) | 1 | |||
| Number of children | 1 | 90(81.1) | 21(18.9) | 1.955(1.006,3.797) | ||
| 1–3 | 172(81.5) | 39(18.5) | 2.012(1.127,3.592) | |||
| 4+ | 57(68.7) | 26(31.5) | 1 | |||
| ANC | Yes | 282(80.8) | 67(19.02) | 2.161(1.171,3.994) | ||
| No | 37(66.1) | 19(33.9) | 1 | |||
| Breastfeeding counseling during ANC | Yes | 177(85.9) | 75(14.1) | 2.209(1.287, 3.791) | ||
| No | 105(73.4) | 29(26.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Place of birth | Health facility | 278(82.2) | 60(17.8) | 2.938(1.670, 5.171) | 3.486(1.253,9.700)* | 0.007 |
| Home | 41(61.2) | 26(38.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mode of delivery | Normal/vaginal | 313(85.3) | 54(14.7) | 6.442(3.124, 12.36) | 5.722(3.134,11.246)* | 0.0001 |
| C/S | 16(42.1) | 22(57.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Colostrum feeding | Yes | 270(83.6) | 53(16.4) | 3.431(2.018,5.832) | ||
| No | 49(59.8) | 33(60.2) | 1 | |||
| Prelactal feeding | No | 276(85.7) | 46(14.3) | 5.714(3.351,9.745) | 4.627(2.095, 10.220)* | 0.0001 |
| Yes | 42(51.2) | 40(48.8) | 1 | |||
N number, % percent
1 = reference