Table 4 Factor associated with pre-lacteal feeding practices of mothers with infants aged less than 12 months in Debre Berhan district, April 2014. Presents candidate and predictor variables of prelacteal feeding practices of mothers. The results are presented with Cruds odds ratio, Adjusted odds ratio and 95% Confidence intervals and p- values
Characteristics | Pre-lacteal feeds | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Â | |||
N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Place of residence | |||||
 Urban | 35 (38.9%) | 282 (51.8%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Rural | 55 (61.1%) | 262 (48.2%) | 1.69 (1.07, 2.66)a | 0.62 (0.31, 1.25) | 0.18 |
Religion | |||||
 Christian | 86 (95.5%) | 465 (85.5%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Muslim | 4 (4.5%) | 79 (14.5%) | 0.40(0.14, 1.14) | 0.63 (0.18, 2.16) | 0.46 |
Age of mother (year) | |||||
  < 25 | 17 (18.9%) | 91 (16.8%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 25–35 | 52 (57.8%) | 301 (55.3%) | 0.92 (0.51, 1.67) | 1.67 (0.77, 3.60) | 0.187 |
  > 35 | 21 (33.3%) | 152 (27.9%) | 0.74 (0.37, 1.47) | 1.15 (0.48, 2.77) | 0.741 |
Educational status of mother | |||||
 Unable to read and write | 33 (30.3%) | 130 (23.8%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Read and write | 23 (31.7%) | 157 (28.9%) | 0.57 (0.32, 1.03) | 0.46 (0.22, 0.98) | 0.044 |
 Elementary school completed | 18 (15.6%) | 87 (16.0%) | 0.81 (0.43, 1.53) | 1.53 (0.65, 3.61) | 0.325 |
 High school completed | 9 (14.5%) | 94 (17.3%) | 0.37 (0.17, 0.82)a | 1.51 (0.50, 4.56) | 0.460 |
 Graduate | 7 (7.8%) | 76 (14.0%) | 0.36 (0.15, 0.86)a | 2.14 (0.53, 8.64) | 0.282 |
Educational status of husband | |||||
 Unable to read and write | 17 (18.8%) | 43 (7.9%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Read and write | 36 (40.3%) | 137 (25.2%) | 0.66 (0.34, 1.30) | 1.77 (0.71, 4.41) | 0.218 |
 Elementary school completed | 14 (15.5%) | 92 (17.0%) | 0.38 (0.17, 0.85)a | 0.85 (0.30, 2.45) | 0.773 |
 High school completed | 10 (11.1%) | 112 (20.6%) | 0.22 (0.09, 0.53)a | 1.00 (0.30, 3.26) | 0.997 |
 Graduate | 13 (14.4%) | 160 (29.4%) | 0.20 (0.09, 0.45)a | 1.14 (0.30, 4.30) | 0.847 |
Current work status of mothers | |||||
 Housewife | 12 (13.3%) | 113 (20.7%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Working/employed | 17 (18.8%) | 231 (42.5%) | 0.93 (0.32, 1.50) | 0.62 (0.22, 1.69) | 0.352 |
 Farmer | 61 (67.7%) | 200 (36.7%) | 2.87 (1.48, 5.56)a | 4.33 (1.73, 10.81) | 0.002 |
Household income | |||||
 Less than 30USD | 38 (42.2%) | 179 (33.06%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 30–60 USD | 29 (32.2%) | 146 (26.8%) | 0.93 (0.55, 1.59) | 1.28 (0.65, 2.50) | 0.468 |
 Greater than 60 USD | 23 (25.69%) | 219 (40.2%) | 0.49 (0.28, 0.86)a | 1.19 (0.52, 2.70) | 0.678 |
Counselled on Infant feeding | |||||
 Yes | 57 (63.3%) | 467 (85.8%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 No | 33 (36.6%) | 77 (14.2%) | 3.51 (2.14, 5.74)a | 1.60 (0.85, 3.01) | 0.143 |
Place of delivery | |||||
 Health Institution | 50 (55.5%) | 485 (89.1%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Home | 40 (44.5%) | 59 (10.9%) | 6.57 (4.00, 10.79)a | 4.70 (2.56, 8.60) | 0.000 |
Breastfeeding initiation time | |||||
 Less or equal to 1 h | 441 (76.3%) | 33 (36.7%) | 1 | 1 |  |
 Greater than 1 h | 129 (23.7%) | 57 (63.3%) | 5.57 (3.46, 8.90)a | 5.58 (3.21, 9.69) | 0.000 |