Table 2 Factors associated with timely initiation of complementary feeding among mothers who had infant aged from six months to one year, attended public facilities in Mekelle town, from December 2010 – January 2011
Variable | Category | Complementary feeding timely | CORa(95% CI) | AORb(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age of mothers | <=19 | 13 | 16 | Â | Â |
20–29 | 172 | 102 | 2.075 (0.959, 4.490) | 0.972 (0.374, 2.524) | |
>30 | 80 | 39 | 2.525 (1.105, 5.766) | 1.764 (0.578, 5.377) | |
Educational level of mother | Illiterate | 54 | 58 | Â | Â |
1–8 | 68 | 50 | 1.461 (0.868, 2.458) | 0.933 (0.478, 1.818) | |
9–12+ | 143 | 49 | 3.135 (1.915, 5.130) | 2.361 (1.144, 4.869) | |
Occupation of mother | Employed | 111 | 82 | Â | Â |
Jobless(housewives) | 154 | 75 | 1.517 (1.020, 2.256) | 2.347 (1.404, 3.921) | |
Marital status | Not in union | 40 | 11 | Â | Â |
Married/in union | 254 | 117 | 7.894 (3.911, 15.934) | 1.57 (0.547, 4.505) | |
Educational status of husband | Illiterate | 32 | 66 | Â | Â |
1–8 | 56 | 32 | 3.609 (1.970, 6.614) | 1.901 (0.941, 3.839) | |
9–12+ | 177 | 59 | 6.187 (3.698, 10.354) | 2.991 (1.501, 5.957) | |
Television ownership | No | 60 | 76 | Â | Â |
Yes | 205 | 81 | 3.206 (2.096, 4.904) | 0.969 (0.512, 1.834) | |
Radio ownership | No | 54 | 58 | Â | Â |
Yes | 211 | 99 | 2.289 (1.471, 3.558) | 1.444 (0.854, 2.442) | |
Number of live birth | 1 | 100 | 78 | Â | Â |
>1 | 165 | 79 | 1.629 (1.093, 2.429) | 2.344 (1.438, 3.822) | |
ANC follow up | No | 13 | 41 | Â | Â |
Yes | 252 | 116 | 6.851 (3.536, 13.276) | 2.845 (1.240, 6.528) | |
Postnatal care | Yes | 67 | 61 | Â | Â |
No | 198 | 96 | 1.878 (1.229, 2.869) | 0.860 (0.492, 1.505) | |
Planned child | No | 55 | 57 | Â | Â |
Yes | 210 | 100 | 2.176 (1.401, 3.381) | 1.052 (0.589, 1.885) | |
Place of delivery | Out of health facility | 40 | 51 | Â | Â |
Health facility | 225 | 106 | 2.706 (1.685, 4.348) | 0.720 (0.270, 1.920) | |
Assistant of the delivery | Non professional | 48 | 57 | Â | Â |
Professional | 217 | 100 | 2.577 (1.641, 4.046) | 1.253 (0.690, 2.275) | |
Birth preparedness | No | 22 | 57 | Â | Â |
Yes | 243 | 100 | 6.296 (3.653, 10.850) | 2.816 (1.459, 5.437) | |
Knows optimal BF | No | 175 | 130 | Â | Â |
| Â | yes | 90 | 27 | 2.476 (1.523, 4.027) | 1.426 (0.806, 2.522) |