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

Table 4 Multivariable log-binomial regression to determine association between reproductive health factors, knowledge of breastfeeding and practices with early initiation of breastfeeding in Moshi municipal (N = 413)

Variables	Total (N)	EIBF n (%)	Crude OR [95% CI]	Adjusted OR [95% CI]
Number of ANC visit
< 4 visits	274	235 (85.8)	1.0	1.0
≥ 4 visits	133	105 (79.0)	0.79 [0.72–1.06]	0.96 [0.83–1.10]
Parity
Prime	138	113 (81.9)	1.0	1.0
Multipara	130	108 (83.1)	1.01 [0.91–1.13]	1.02 [0.91–1.14]
Type of advice given during ANC^a
Correct positioning (Yes)	117	97 (82.9)	1.01 [0.89–1.14]	0.92 [0.80–1.07]
Correct attachment (Yes)	92	76 (82.6)	1.00 [0.88–1.13]	0.97 [0.86–1.11]
Colostrum giving (Yes)	88	74 (84.1)	1.03 [0.91–1.17]	1.01 [0.86–1.13]
EBF only (Yes)	185	153 (82.7)	1.02 [0.85–1.22]	0.39 [0.19–0.80]
Knowledge on timely BF initiation during pregnancy
Others ^b	66	46 (69.7)	1.0	1.0
Within 1 h (timely)	347	297 (85.6)	2.59 [1.41–4.74]	3.01 [1.56–5.81]
*Information collected after delivery*
Mode of delivery
Caesarean section	46	17 (37.0)	0.08 [0.04–0.07]	0.07 [0.03–0.16]
Vaginal delivery	362	321 (88.7)	1.0	1.0

^a: Yes vs No
^b:others (mentioned initiation after 1 h, I don’t know)
Adjusted for number of antenatal care (ANC) visits, parity, type of advice given during ANC, knowledge of early initiation of BF, and mode of delivery.

ISSN: 1471-2393