Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratio for early initiation of breastfeeding in Ghana

  1st

0.718^***[0.61–0.84]

0.72^***[0.62–0.85]

0.71^***[0.61–0.84]

  2-4th

Ref

Ref

Ref

  5 and above

0.93 [0.80–1.07]

0.911 [0.79–1.06]

0.91 [0.78–1.06]

  Non-health professional

0.50^*[0.30–0.85]

0.53^*[0.31–0.89]

0.51^*[0.30–0.88]

  Health professional

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Health facility

1.55 [0.92–2.63]

1.47 [0.87–2.49]

1.45 [0.85–2.48]

  Home

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Christianity

Ref

Ref

  Islam

1.15 [0.96–1.37]

1.08 [0.89–1.30]

  Traditionalist

0.72 [0.51–1.02]

0.65^*[0.46, 0.92]

  No region

1.16 [0.84–1.61]

1.21 [0.88–1.66]

  Akan

Ref

Ref

  Ga-Dangbme

0.71^*[0.52–0.95]

0.83 [0.60–1.15]

  Ewe

0.77^*[0.63–0.95]

1.03 [0.78–1.35]

  Mole-Dagbani

0.88 [0.73–1.05]

0.69^** [0.54–0.89]

  Others

0.92 [0.76–1.11]

0.71^**[0.56–0.90]

  Not at all

Ref

Ref

  Less than once a week

0.84 [0.64–1.09]

0.86 [0.66–1.13]

  At least once a week

1.44^*[1.04–1.99]

1.40^* [1.01–1.95]

  Not at all

1.19^* [1.02–1.39]

1.13 [0.96–1.32]

  Less than once a week

1.30^** [1.11–1.54]

1.28^** [1.08–1.51]

  At least once a week

Ref

Ref

  Western

1.38^* [1.04–1.82]

  Central

1.53^** [1.16–2.02]

  Greater Accra

1.09 [0.80–1.48]

  Volta

0.86 [0.60–1.22]

  Eastern

1.09 [0.82–1.46]

  Ashanti

Ref

  Brong Ahafo

1.84^*** [1.40–2.42]

  Northern

2.40^***[1.77–3.26]

  Upper east

2.57^***[1.86–3.56]

  Upper west

1.09 [0.78–1.53]

  pseudo R²

0.005

0.012

0.028

  Hosmer-Lemoshow

8.66

397.35

1113.91

  ROC Area

0.5466

0.5694

0.6091