Table 2 Factors associated with timely initiation of BF (Nā=ā866)
Variable | N | TIBF n (%) | CPR (95%CI) | P-value | APR (95%CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers | ||||||
āAge (years) | ||||||
āā15ā19 | 42 | 29 (69.1) | 0.98 (0.66, 1.44) | 0.90 | 1.07 (0.70, 1.65) | 0.75 |
āā20ā24 | 262 | 186 (71.0) | 1.00 (0.83, 1.22) | 0.98 | 1.08 (0.83, 1.40) | 0.57 |
āā25ā29 | 243 | 175 (72.0) | 1.02 (0.83, 1.24) | 0.87 | 1.07 (0.85, 1.34) | 0.57 |
āā30+ | 315 | 223 (70.8) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āArea of residence | ||||||
āāUrban | 164 | 116 (70.7) | 0.99 (0.81, 1.22) | 0.95 | 0.99 (0.79,1.24) | 0.95 |
āāRural | 702 | 500 (71.2) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āTribe | ||||||
āāChagga | 401 | 289 (72.1) | 1.03 (0.83, 1.29) | 0.77 | 1.00 (0.79, 1.26) | 0.98 |
āāPare | 313 | 221 (70.6) | 1.01 (0.80, 1.28) | 0.92 | 1.00 (0.79, 1.27) | 0.97 |
āāOthers | 152 | 106 (69.7) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āMarital status | ||||||
āāIn union | 721 | 523 (72.5) | 1.13 (0.91, 1.41) | 0.27 | 1.13 (0.90, 1.43) | 0.29 |
āāNot in union | 145 | 93 (64.1) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āEducation level | ||||||
āāNever been to school | 37 | 28 (75.7) | 1.08 (0.73, 1.62) | 0.69 | 1.04 (0.66, 1.63) | 0.87 |
āāPrimary education | 581 | 415 (71.4) | 1.02 (0.86, 1.22) | 0.79 | 0.97 (0.80, 1.19) | 0.80 |
āāSecondary education and above | 248 | 173 (69.8) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āOccupation | ||||||
āāFarmers | 470 | 342 (72.8) | 1.07 (0.87, 1.33) | 0.52 | 1.06 (0.84, 1.32) | 0.64 |
āāBusiness | 228 | 160 (70.2) | 1.03 (0.81, 1.31) | 0.78 | 1.02 (0.80, 1.31) | 0.85 |
āāOthers | 168 | 114 (67.9) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Characteristics of children | ||||||
āAge (months) | ||||||
āā0ā5 | 191 | 137 (71.7) | 1.01 (0.83, 1.24) | 0.90 | 1.02 (0.83, 1.26) | 0.83 |
āā6ā12 | 274 | 195 (71.2) | 1.00 (0.84, 1.21) | 0.96 | 1.00 (0.84, 1.21) | 0.96 |
āā13ā24 | 401 | 284 (70.8) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āSex | ||||||
āāMale | 439 | 308 (70.2) | 0.97 (0.83, 1.14) | 0.73 | 0.97 (0.83, 1.14) | 0.71 |
āāFemale | 427 | 308 (72.1) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āBirth weight (Kgs) | ||||||
āāLow birth weight (<ā2.5) | 110 | 75 (68.2 | 0.95 (0.75, 1.21) | 0.70 | 0.96 (0.75, 1.22) | 0.72 |
āāNormal birth weight (ā„2.5) | 756 | 541 (71.6) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Reproductive history | ||||||
āParity | ||||||
āāOne child | 262 | 182 (69.5) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāTwo children | 488 | 343 (70.3) | 1.01 (0.85, 1.21) | 0.90 | 1.00 (0.80, 1.25) | 0.995 |
āā3+ children | 116 | 91 (78.5) | 1.13 (0.88, 1.45) | 0.34 | 1.15 (0.82, 1.62) | 0.42 |
āPlace of delivery | ||||||
āāHealth facility | 767 | 553 (72.1) | 0.88 (0.68, 1.15) | 0.35 | 0.91 (0.70, 1.19) | 0.49 |
āāHome/others | 99 | 63 (63.6) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āNumber of times attended ANC | ||||||
āāā<ā4 visits | 318 | 236 (74.2) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāāā„ā4 visits | 548 | 380 (69.3) | 1.07 (0.91, 1.26) | 0.41 | 1.08 (0.91, 1.27) | 0.40 |
āCounseled on breastfeeding during ANC visits | ||||||
āāYes | 582 | 423 (72.7) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāNo | 284 | 193 (68.0) | 0.94 (0.79, 1.11) | 0.44 | 0.97 (0.81, 1.16) | 0.74 |
āChild given colostrum | ||||||
āāYes | 785 | 566 (72.1) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāNo | 81 | 50 (61.7) | 0.86 (0.64, 1.14) | 0.29 | 0.88 (0.65, 1.19) | 0.41 |
āPrelacteal feeds | ||||||
āāYes | 55 | 18 (32.7) | 1.00 | Ā | Ā | Ā |
āāNo | 811 | 598 (73.7) | 2.25 (1.41, 3.60) | 0.001 | 2.22 (1.38, 3.56) | 0.001 |