Table 5 Factors associated with encourage exclusive breast feeding (N = 2178)

Age above 25 years Age 24 years & young - Ref

1.08 (0.85-1.37)

1.35 (1.03-1.77)**^a

Education non or primary Education secondary or higher - Ref

4.50 (3.70-5.46)*

5.48 (4.39-6.83)*^a

Income 5001 NPR or above/month 5000 NPR or less/month- Ref

1.26 (1.06-1.50)**

0.70 (0.58-0.87)*^a

Hindu religion Other than Hindu religion - Ref

1.03 (0.80-1.33)

0.50 (0.36-0.69)*^a

Non-Indigenous ethnicity Indigenous ethnicity - Ref

1.63 (1.31-2.02)*

1.82 (1.37-2.41)*^a

Formal employment Informal or no employment - Ref

1.27 (1.07-1.51)**

1.32 (1.10-1.57)**^b

Factors associated with accompany for Immunization (N = 2070)

Characteristic

Crude Odds ratios with 95% confidence interval

Adjusted Odds ratios with 95% confidence interval

Age above 25 years Age 24 years & young - Ref

1.36 (0.89-2.07)

1.72 (1.11-2.64)**^c

Education non or primary Education secondary or higher - Ref

3.11 (2.05-4.70)*

3.88 (2.53-5.96)*^c

Income 5001 NPR or above/month 5000 NPR or less/month- Ref

0.81 (0.62-1.07)

0.57 (0.43-0.77)*^c