Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Moshi municipal, northern Tanzania

Table 3 Association between socio-demographic factors and early initiation of breastfeeding among women in Moshi municipal, (N = 413)

Variables	Total (N)	EIBF n (%)	Crude OR [95% CI]	Adjusted OR [95% CI]
Maternal age (years)
< 20	39	36 (92.3)	1.11 [1.01–1.23]	0.99 [0.63–1.54]
20–34	338	280 (82.8)	1.0	1.0
≥ 35	36	27 (75.0)	0.91 [0.75–1.10]	0.75 [0.24–2.39]
Marital status
Unmarried	42	33 (78.6)	0.90 [0.4–2.0]	0.93 [0.41–2.14]
Married/cohabiting	371	310 (83.6)	1.0	1.0
Education status
None and primary	254	209 (82.3)	1.0	1.0
Secondary and above	159	134 (84.3)	1.02 [0.94–1.12]	0.95 [0.42–1.24]
Maternal income
≤ 60,000Tshs	144	119 (82.6)	1.0	1.0
> 60,000Tshs	140	119 (85.0)	1.19 [0.63–2.24]	1.31 [0.61–2.82]
Partner education level
None and primary	221	180 (81.5)	1.0	1.0
Secondary and above	187	159 (85.0)	1.29 [0.76–2.19]	1.82 [0.84–3.96]
Partner occupation status
Self employed	246	204 (82.9)	1.0	1.0
Employed	166	138 (83.1)	1.01 [0.60–1.71]	0.73 [0.36–1.49]
Health facility enrolled
Pasua	228	205 (89.9)	1.0	1.0
Majengo	185	138 (74.6)	0.73 [0.68–0.80]	0.93 [0.76–1.15]

Adjusted for maternal age, marital status, mother’s education level, mother’s income level, partner education level, partner occupation status and health facility women enrolled

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