Table 2 Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding, Nigeria, 2013
Characteristic | Initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h of birth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR | Adjusted OR | |||||
OR | 95%CI | p value | AOR | 95%CI | p value | |
Mother’s age at birth | ||||||
<=19 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
20–24 | 1.18 | (1.01–1.39) | 0.042 | 0.95 | (0.79–1.14) | 0.547 |
25–29 | 1.31 | (1.10–1.55) | 0.002 | 1.10 | (0.89–1.36) | 0.359 |
30–34 | 1.33 | (1.12–1.59) | 0.001 | 1.08 | (0.85–1.36) | 0.535 |
> = 35 | 1.24 | (1.04–1.47) | 0.017 | 1.07 | (0.84–1.38) | 0.570 |
Mothers education | ||||||
No education | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary | 1.36 | (1.18–1.57) | <0.001 | 0.99 | (0.85–1.16) | 0.928 |
Secondary and above | 1.57 | (1.37–1.79) | <0.001 | 1.02 | (0.86–1.21) | 0.801 |
Birth order | ||||||
1st | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
2nd–3rd | 1.18 | (1.02–1.35) | 0.024 | 1.25 | (1.06–1.46) | 0.007 |
4th and above | 1.10 | (0.98–1.25) | 0.121 | 1.26 | (1.05–1.51) | 0.013 |
ANC visit | ||||||
0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
1–3 | 1.53 | (1.41–1.90) | <0.001 | 1.08 | (0.89–1.30) | 0.425 |
4+ | 1.64 | (1.27–1.84) | <0.001 | 1.07 | (0.91–1.27) | 0.419 |
Place of delivery | ||||||
Home | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Health facility | 1.65 | (1.47–1.86) | <0.001 | 1.40 | (1.22–1.60) | <0.001 |
Mode of delivery | ||||||
Caesarean section | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Vaginal delivery | 1.88 | (1.31–2.71) | 0.001 | 3.08 | (2.14–4.46) | <0.001 |
Size of child at birth | ||||||
Small | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Average | 1.20 | (1.04–1.38) | 0.015 | 1.07 | (0.93–1.24) | 0.348 |
Large | 1.45 | (1.25–1.70) | <0.001 | 1.19 | (1.03–1.39) | 0.023 |
Birth type | ||||||
Twin/mutiple | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Singleton | 1.37 | (0.96–1.97) | 0.078 | 1.33 | (0.92–1.92) | 0.133 |
Mothers occupation | ||||||
Not working | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Agricultural | 1.04 | (0.87–1.26) | 0.650 | 0.90 | (0.73–1.12) | 0.359 |
Sales and others | 0.87 | (0.78–0.96) | 0.008 | 0.81 | (0.71–0.91) | 0.001 |
Wealth Index | ||||||
Poorest | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Poorer | 2.37 | (1.90–2.95) | <0.001 | 1.41 | (1.15–1.73) | 0.001 |
Middle | 2.51 | (2.06–3.09) | <0.001 | 1.61 | (1.27–2.04) | <0.001 |
Richer | 2.00 | (1.62–2.48) | <0.001 | 2.01 | (1.57–2.58) | <0.001 |
Richest | 1.49 | (1.22–1.83) | <0.001 | 1.92 | (1.42–2.59) | <0.001 |
Type of place of residence | ||||||
Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Urban | 1.62 | (1.43–1.85) | <0.001 | 1.46 | (1.23–1.75) | <0.001 |
Zone | ||||||
North West | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
North East | 1.81 | (1.48–2.20) | <0.001 | 1.69 | (1.38–2.07) | <0.001 |
North Central | 2.53 | (2.09–3.06) | <0.001 | 1.93 | (1.56–2.39) | <0.001 |
South East | 1.43 | (1.13–1.82) | 0.003 | 0.75 | (0.56–1.01) | 0.061 |
South South | 2.23 | (1.81–2.73) | <0.001 | 1.42 | (1.12–1.81) | 0.004 |
South West | 1.09 | (0.89–1.33) | 0.401 | 0.56 | (0.43–0.73) | <0.001 |