Table 2 Determinants of Early Infant Breastfeeding

Maternal age in years mean (SD)

29.6 (6.5)

27.9 (6.1)

0.96 (0.93–0.99)

0.013

Akan ethnicity

173 (75.9)

102 (68.9)

0.70 (0.44–1.19)

0.138

Married

205 (89.9)

121 (81.8)

0.50 (0.28–0.92)

0.025

Urban residence

225 (98.7)

146 (98.7)

0.97 (0.16–5.90)

0.977

Government Insurance use

226 (99.1)

148 (100.0)

–

–

Educated mother

37 (9.84)

339 (90.2)

0.84 (0.42–1.66)

0.611

Employed mother

193 (84.7)

118 (79.7)

0.71 (0.42–1.22)

0.219

Christian religion

194 (85.1)

119 (80.4)

0.72 (0.42–1.24)

0.236

First born child

73 (32.0)

41 (27.7)

0.81 (0.52–1.28)

0.374

ANC visits done mean (SD)

6.8 (3.1)

7.4 (3.2)

1.07 (0.99–1.14)

0.056

Medical conditions in pregnancy

31 (13.6)

13 (8.8)

0.61 (0.31–1.21)

0.159

Parity mean (SD)

2.7 (1.5)

2.7 (1.5)

1.01 (0.88–1.16)

0.919

Caesarean mode of delivery

130 (57.0)

1 (0.7)

0.005 (0 .000–0.037)

<  0.001

Mother previously breastfed

72 (31.6)

41 (27.7)

0.83 (0.53–1.31)

0.423

Post-partum complication present

12 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

–

–

Term Infant

205 (89.9)

144 (97.3)

4.04 (1.37–11.93)

0.012

Birth Weight in kgs mean (SD)

3.0 (0.6)

3.1 (0.5)

1.57 (1.08–2.29)

0.018

Skin-to-skin contact practiced

145 (63.6)

12 (8.1)

0.051 (0.03–0.10)

<  0.001

Roomed in with mother

71 (31.1)

145 (98.1)

106.9 (32.9–346.8)

<  0.001

Male infant

114 (50.0)

85 (57.4)

1.35 (0.89–2.05)

0.159

First minute APGAR

8.1 (1.5)

8.6 (1.0)

1.16 (0.99–1.36)

0.068

Fifth minute APGAR

8.1 (1.4)

8.6 (0.6)

1.65 (1.26–2.17)

<  0.001

Prelacteals given

110 (48.3)

0 (0.0)

–

–