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. 2022 Aug 16;17(8):e0268558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268558

Table 5. Predictors of time to initiation of breastfeeding among postnatal mothers within 12 hours of giving birth in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West, Ethiopia, 2020.

Variable Category Status CHR (95% CI) AHR (95% CI) P-value
Event Censored
Birth type Singleton 406 22 1 1
Multiple 11 5 0.42(0.23,0.76) 0.37(0.19,0.69) 0.002
Mode of delivery Vaginal 292 15 1 1
C/S 125 12 0.75(0.61,0.93) 0.77(0.62,0.96) 0.019
Advice on TIBF Yes 245 10 1 1
No 172 17 0.73(0.59,0.88) 0.79(0.63,0.97) 0.027
Pre-lacteal feeding Yes 3 9 1 1
No 414 18 9.49(3.03,29.67) 10.41(2.82,38.47) <0.001
First minute Apgar Score Well 412 11 1 1
Low 5 16 0.08(0.03,0.19) 0.08(0.03,0.19) <0.001