Variables | Category | Early initiation of breast feeding | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Educational status of mothers | No formal education | 162 | 151 | 1 | 1 | |
Primary education | 184 | 93 | 1.84 (1.32–2.67) | 1.99 (1.36–2.92)* | 0.000 | |
Secondary education and above | 141 | 56 | 2.35 (1.60–3.43) | 3.23 (1.99–5.26)* | 0.000 | |
Child birth order | 1 | 118 | 67 | 1.80 (1.08–3.00) | 0.87 (0.47–1.61) | 0.66 |
2–3 | 142 | 86 | 1.69 (1.03–2.77) | 0.95 (0.55–1.67) | 0.87 | |
4–6 | 183 | 102 | 1.84 (1.13–2.97) | 1.45 (0.87–2.41) | 0.15 | |
> 6 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 1 | ||
Pregnancy | Intended | 413 | 224 | 1 | 1 | |
Unintended | 11 | 26 | 2.49 (1.66–3.75) | 1.52 (0.71–3.22) | 0.278 | |
Mistimed | 65 | 48 | 3.20 (1.44–7.11) | 0.42 (0.27–0.65)* | 0.000 | |
Mode of delivery | C/S | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
Vaginal delivery | 477 | 282 | 3.05 (1.39–6.69) | 4.59 (1.99–10.56)* | 0.000 | |
Counseling during ANC | Yes | 259 | 141 | 1.25 (0.94–1.67) | 1.15 (0.84–1.58) | 0.385 |
No | 154 | 226 | 1 | 1 |