Table 3 Determinants of time to initiation of breastfeeding
Characteristic | COR (95%CI) | p-value | AOR (95%CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age in years | 1.04 (1.01–1.07) | 0.003 | 1.04 (1.00–1.09) | 0.039 |
Akan ethnicity | 1.44 (0.95–2.19) | 0.087 | 1.92 (1.14–3.22) | 0.014 |
Married | 2.15 (1.23–3.76) | 0.007 | ||
Urban residence | 0.72 (0.14–3.84) | 0.701 | ||
Government Insurance use | 0.35 (0.03–4.25) | 0.413 | ||
Educated mother | 1.02 (0.54–1.92) | 0.961 | ||
Employed mother | 1.63 (1.00–2.64) | 0.049 | ||
Christian religion | 1.56 (0.95–2.55) | 0.078 | ||
First born child | 1.14 (0.77–1.70) | 0.507 | 2.06 (1.18–3.58) | 0.011 |
ANC visits done | 0.95 (0.90–1.01) | 0.120 | ||
Medical conditions in pregnancy | 2.59 (1.40–4.77) | 0.002 | 1.91 (0.96–3.82) | 0.065 |
Parity | 0.97 (0.85–1.10) | 0.612 | ||
Caesarean section delivery | 34.9 (20.4–59.5) | < 0.001 | ||
Mother previously breastfed | 1.09 (0.73–1.62) | 0.675 | ||
Post-partum complication present | 3.08 (1.11–8.61) | 0.031 | ||
Term Infant | 0.14 (0.06–0.33) | < 0.001 | ||
Birth weight | 0.56 (0.4–0.78) | 0.001 | ||
Skin-to-skin contact practiced | 24.5 (14.9–40.2) | < 0.001 | ||
Roomed in with mother | 0.01 (0.00–0.01) | < 0.001 | 0.01 (0.00–0.02) | < 0.001 |
Male infant | 0.80 (0.55–1.16) | 0.240 | ||
First minute APGAR | 0.82 (0.72–0.94) | 0.006 | ||
Fifth minute APGAR | 0.63 (0.52–0.76) | < 0.001 | 0.73 (0.58–0.93) | 0.010 |
Prelacteals given | 9.66 (6.18–15.10) | < 0.001 | 2.42 (1.34–4.40) | 0.004 |