Table 1.
Weighted characteristics of respondents (n=5693)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Delayed breastfeeding initiation | |
| Yes (delayed breastfeeding initiation) | 2291 (40.2) |
| No (early breastfeeding initiation) | 3403 (59.8) |
| Birth pattern (birth order and interval y) | |
| First birth | 1847 (32.4) |
| Second or third child, >2 | 2933 (51.5) |
| Second or third child, ≤2 | 236 (4.2) |
| Fourth or higher child, >2 | 588 (10.3) |
| Fourth or higher child, ≤2 | 89 (1.6) |
| Child-related factors | |
| Sex of child | |
| Female | 2780 (48.8) |
| Male | 2913 (51.2) |
| Size of child at birth | |
| Large | 1785 (31.4) |
| Average | 3286 (57.7) |
| Small | 623 (10.9) |
| Parental factors | |
| Mother’s age (y) | |
| 15-19 | 223 (3.9) |
| 20-24 | 1129 (19.8) |
| 25-29 | 1537 (27.0) |
| 30-34 | 1477 (26.0) |
| 35-39 | 969 (17.0) |
| 40-44 | 315 (5.5) |
| 45-49 | 44 (0.8) |
| Mother’s knowledge level | |
| Low | 94 (1.7) |
| Medium | 3879 (68.1) |
| High | 1720 (30.2) |
| Mother’s occupation | |
| Not working | 3222 (56.6) |
| Unskilled labor | 2026 (35.6) |
| Professional | 446 (7.8) |
| Husband/partner’s occupation | |
| Agricultural | 2797 (49.1) |
| Non-agricultural | 2897 (50.9) |
| Husband/partner’s educational attainment | |
| None/incomplete primary education | 363 (6.4) |
| Complete primary or some secondary | 2481 (43.6) |
| Complete secondary or higher | 2849 (50.0) |
| Age difference between mother and father (y) | |
| Mother is older than husband | 1086 (19.1) |
| 0-4 | 2301 (40.4) |
| 5-7 | 1190 (20.9) |
| >7 | 1117 (19.6) |
| Household factors | |
| Household wealth index | |
| Poorest | 1057 (18.6) |
| Poorer | 1154 (20.3) |
| Middle | 1154 (20.3) |
| Richer | 1214 (21.3) |
| Richest | 1114 (19.6) |
| Household size (n) | |
| <4 | 505 (8.9) |
| ≥4 | 5188 (91.1) |
| No. of living children | |
| 1-2 | 4019 (70.6) |
| ≥3 | 1674 (29.4) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 2809 (49.3) |
| Rural | 2884 (50.7) |
| Factors related to access to healthcare | |
| Place of delivery | |
| Non-health facility | 821 (14.4) |
| Health facility | 4873 (85.6) |
| Assistance during delivery | |
| Non-health professional | 308 (5.4) |
| Health professional | 5386 (94.6) |
| No. of antenatal care visits | |
| <4 | 380 (6.7) |
| ≥4 | 5313 (93.3) |
| Control over woman’s healthcare | |
| Husband or others | 616 (10.8) |
| Joint decision | 2511 (44.3) |
| Mother | 2555 (44.9) |