Table 2.

Predictors of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding among children age 0–23 months who live with mother, Haitian Demographic and Health Survey 2005–2006

Characteristics variable		n	OR	95% CI		P‐value
Intercept						<0.001
Residence	Urban	343	1.31	0.84	2.03	0.23
	Rural	687
Department	Nord‐Quest	69	1.22	0.64	2.30	0.55
	Nippes	28	0.90	0.42	1.94	0.79
	Sud‐Est	57	1.30	0.78	2.20	0.32
	Nord	113	1.15	0.65	2.02	0.63
	Nord‐Est	43	0.91	0.47	1.77	0.78
	Artibonite	154	0.31	0.16	0.60	0.001
	Centre	131	0.76	0.32	1.79	0.53
	Sud	68	1.09	0.58	2.06	0.80
	Grand‐Anse	46	0.89	0.50	1.59	0.69
	Quest	320
Sex	Female	502	1.18	0.88	1.59	0.27
	Male	528
Birth type	Multiple	10	0.69	0.18	2.61	0.58
	Single	1021
Age group	0–5	266	0.85	0.56	1.29	0.44
	6–8	119	1.07	0.64	1.80	0.79
	9–11	136	1.73	1.06	2.82	0.027
	12–17	302	1.21	0.78	1.87	0.40
	18–23	207
Wealth	Poorest	250	1.43	0.74	2.76	0.29
	Poorer	253	1.44	0.77	2.66	0.25
	Middle	179	1.15	0.60	2.20	0.68
	Richer	200	1.15	0.68	1.96	0.60
	Richest	147
Mother BMI	Underweight	128	0.85	0.54	1.33	0.47
	Overweight	179	1.26	0.84	1.89	0.26
	Normal	723
Mother education	No school	302	2.14	1.27	3.60	0.004
	Primary	468	1.97	1.26	3.08	0.003
	Secondary+	260
Mother currently working	Yes	501	0.76	0.54	1.08	0.12
	No	529
Mother ANC visits	4+	506	1.26	0.90	1.76	0.18
	0–3 times	524

ANC, antenatal care; BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Total sample size included in analysis = 1031. Small variation in total n for some variables reflects that sample size is a weighted estimate.