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. 2021 Mar 15;14:1085–1095. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S297564

Table 3.

A Multivariable Multilevel Study of Prelacteal Feeding Factors from 2010 to 2018 in Eastern Africa

Variables Model II AOR (95% CI) Model III Model IV AOR (95% CI)
Women education
No education 1.00 1.00
Primary 0.98 (0.89–1.09) 0.98 (0.88–1.08)
Secondary+ 1.01 (0.88–1.15) 1.00 (0.87–1.14)
Wealth index
Poor 1.00 1.00
Middle 1.01 (0.91–1.11) 0.99 (0.90–1.09)
Rich 1.24 (1.12–1.36) 1.22 (1.10–1.34)***
Woman’s age
<20 1.00 1.00
20–34 1.01 (0.94–1.09) 1.01 (0.94–1.09)
34+ 1.09 (0.51–2.33) 1.07 (0.50–2.29)
Marital status
Single 1.00 1.00
Married 0.68 (0.63–0.74) 0.68 (0.63–0.74)***
Husband/partner education
No education 1.00 1.00
Primary 0.92 (0.82–1.02) 0.92 (0.82–1.02)
Secondary+ 0.97 (0.85–1.12) 0.97 (0.85–1.20)
Birth order of child
1 1.00 1.00
2–3 0.85 (0.77–0.93) 0.85 (0.77–0.93)***
4–5 0.86 (0.77–0.96) 0.86 (0.77–0.96)**
6+ 0.97 (0.86–1.08) 0.96 (0.86–1.08)
Trimester at ANC visit
1st trimester 1.00 1.00
2nd trimester 0.94 (0.87–1.01) 0.94 (0.87–1.02)
3rd trimester 1.41 (1.12–1.79) 1.42 (1.12–1.79)**
ANC visit
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.99 (0.92–1.07) 0.99 (0.92–1.07)
Place of delivery
Home 1.00
Health Institution 0.58 (0.52–0.63) 0.58 (0.52–0.64)***
Assistant delivery
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 0.90 (0.82–0.98) 0.90 (0.83–0.98)**
Size of a child at birth
Large 1.00 1.00
Average 0.84 (0.78–0.91) 0.84 (0.78–0.91)***
Small 1.14 (1.03–1.26) 1.14 (1.03–1.26)**
Skin to skin contact
Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.10 (1.01–1.20) 1.10 (1.01–1.18)**
Media exposure
Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.12 (1.03–1.22) 1.11 (1.02–1.21)**
Mode of delivery
Vaginal 1.00 1.00
Cesarian section 2.61 (2.31–2.96) 2.61 (2.30–2.96)***
Sex of child
Male 1.00 1.00
Female 0.92 (0.86 0.98) 0.92 (0.86–0.98)**
Birth Interval
< 24 1.00 1.00
≥ 24 0.86 (0.78–0.94) 0.86 (0.78–0.94)***
Residence
Urban 1.00 1.00
Rural 0.92 (0.84–1.02) 0.93 (0.84–1.02)
Community poverty
Low 1.00 1.00
High 0.97 (0.91–1.04) 0.96 (0.89–1.04)
Community ANC visit
Low 1.00 1.00
High 0.85 (0.80–0.90) 0.90 (0.84–0.97)**
Community education
Low 1.00 1.00
High 1.00 (0.94–1.06) 1.04 (0.96–1.12)
Community media exposure
Low 1.00 1.00
High 1.14 (1.07–1.22) 1.11 (1.03–1.20)**

Notes: ***Significant at 0.01. **Significant at 0.05.

Abbreviation: AOR, adjusted odds ratio.