Table 2.
Association between socio-demographic, obstetrics and healthcare service-related characteristics with initiation of breastfeeding in the first hour after birth.
| TIB | COR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Age of mothers at birth, N (%) | ||||
| <35 | 203 (70.7) | 84 (29.3) | 1.03 | (0.38-2.78) |
| ≥35 | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | ||
| Educational status of mothers, N (%) | ||||
| ≤8 years | 86 (70.5) | 36 (29.5) | 0.98 | (0.59-1.63) |
| >8 years | 131(70.8) | 54 (29.2) | ||
| Occupation of the mothers, N (%) | ||||
| Employed | 58 (69.0) | 26 (31.0) | 0.90 | (0.52-1.55) |
| Unemployed | 159 (71.3) | 64 (28.7) | ||
| Residence, N (%) | ||||
| Urban | 178 (75.4) | 58 (24.6) | 2.52 | (1.45-4.38)* |
| Rural | 39 (54.9) | 32 (45.1) | ||
| Number of children | ||||
| 1 | 48 (71.6) | 19 (28.4) | 1.06 | (0.58-1.93) |
| ≥2 | 169 (70.4) | 71 (29.6) | ||
| Child’s gender, N (%) | ||||
| Female | 90 (67.2) | 44 (32.8) | 0.74 | (0.45-1.21) |
| Male | 127 (73.4) | 46 (26.6) | ||
| Parity, N (%) | ||||
| 1 | 36 (72.0) | 14 (28.0) | 1.08 | (0.55-2.11) |
| ≥2 | 181 (70.4) | 76 (29.6) | ||
| Gestational age at birth, N (%) | ||||
| Preterm | 63 (69.2) | 28 (30.8) | 0.91 | (0.53-1.55) |
| Othersa | 154 (71.3) | 62 (28.7) | ||
| Birth weight, N (%) | ||||
| <2500 g | 33 (51.6) | 31 (48.4) | 0.34 | (019-0.60)** |
| ≥2500 g | 184 (75.7) | 59 (24.3) | ||
| Type of delivery, N (%) | ||||
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 113 (87.6) | 16 (12.4) | 5.03 | (2.75-9.18)** |
| Caesarean section | 104 (58.4) | 74 (41.6) | ||
| Type of anaesthesia, N (%) (N = 178) | ||||
| Spinal/epidural | 66 (77.6) | 19 (22.4) | 5.03 | (2.61-9.70)** |
| General | 38 (40.9) | 55 (59.1) | ||
| Counselling on TIB during antenatal care, N (%) | ||||
| Yes | 146 (76.4) | 45 (23.6) | 2.06 | (1.25-3.39)* |
| No | 71 (61.2) | 45 (38.8) | ||
| TIB | COR | 95% CI | ||
| Yes | No | |||
| Consultant medical staff on TIB (N = 191) | ||||
| Midwifes | 59 (86.8) | 9 (13.2) | 8.90 | (3.33-23.8)** |
| Family doctors/paediatrician | 73 (81.1) | 17 (18.9) | 5.83 | (2.44-13.9)** |
| Obstetrician | 14 (42.4) | 19 (57.6) | 1 | |
CI: Confidence interval; COR: Crude odds ratio (unadjusted odds ratio); TIB: Timely initiation of breastfeeding.
a
Term, posterm;
**
p-value < 0.001;
*
p-value < 0.05.