Table 5.
Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practice, Hawela Tula, SNNPR, 2016
| Variables | Prelacteal feeding practice | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Age of child (in months) | < 1 | 19 (12.5%) | 42 (9.4%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| 2–4 | 74 (48.7%) | 241 (54.2%) | 0.7 (0.4,1.2) | 0.6 (0.3,1.5) | |
| 5–6 | 59 (38.8%) | 162 (36.4%) | 0.8 (0.4,1.5) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.4) | |
| Number of children | ≤ 2 | 62 (40.8%) | 201 (45.3%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| 3–4 | 49 (32.2%) | 165 (37.2%) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) | 1.1 (0.6, 2.0) | |
| ≥ 5 | 41 (27.0%) | 78 (17.6%) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.7) | 1.2 (0.6,2.4) | |
| Mother’s level of education | No formal education | 279 (62.7%) | 85 (55.9%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| Some formal education | 166 (37.3%) | 67 (44.1%) | 1.3 (0.9,1.9) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.2) | |
| Place of delivery | Health facility | 301 (67.6%) | 94 (61.8%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| Home | 144 (32.4%) | 58 (38.2%) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.6) | |
| Knowledgeable on risks of prelacteal feeding | Yes | 345 (77.5%) | 88 (57.9%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| No | 100 (22.5%) | 64 (42.1%) | 2.5 (1.7, 3.7) | 6.8 (2.6, 17.8) | |
| Ever received information on breastfeeding/infant feeding | Yes | 441 (92.4%) | 105 (69.1%) | Ref. | Ref. |
| No | 34 (7.6%) | 47 (30.9%) | 5.4 (3.3, 8.8) | 2.7 (1.1, 6.6) | |
| Knowledge on breastfeeding | Poor | 111 (24.9%) | 86 (56.6%) | 12.4(6.6,23.2) | 8.9 (4.2, 18.7) |
| Moderate | 126 (28.3%) | 53 (34.9%) | 6.7 (3.5,12.8) | 7.8 (3.6, 16.7) | |
| Good | 208 (46.7%) | 13 (8.6%) | Ref. | Ref. | |
| Misconception on breastfeeding | Yes | 416 (93.5%) | 94 (61.8%) | 8.8 (5.3, 14.5) | 8.1 (3.9, 16.6) |
| No | 29 (6.5%) | 58 (38.2%) | Ref. | Ref. | |
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, COR: Crude Odds Ratio