Table 6 Factors associated with prelacteal feeding practice among postnatal mothers presenting to neonatal intensive care unit of Debre Tabor General Hospital, Amhara regional state, North Central Ethiopia, 2019
Factors | Prelacteal feeding | Odds Ratio at 95% CI | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n(%) | No n(%) | COR | AOR | ||
Residence (n = 321) | |||||
Urban | 17 (26.2) | 120 (47.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Rural | 48 (73.8) | 136 (53.1) | 2.50 (1.36, 4.56) | 4.07 (1.30, 12.81) | .016 |
Parity(n = 321) | |||||
Primiparous | 49 (75.4) | 30 (11.7) | 23.07 (11.7, 45.6) | 4.50 (1.53, 13.26) | .006 |
Multiparous | 16 (24.6) | 226 (88.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
ANC visits (n = 295) | |||||
< 4 | 60 (92.3) | 46 (20.0) | 48.00 (18.24, 126.34) | 4.71 (1.23, 17.84) | .022 |
≥ 4 | 5 (7.7) | 184 (80.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Spousal accompany to ANC (n = 246) | |||||
Yes | 10 (15.4) | 76 (42.0) | 0.25 (0.12, 0.52) | 0.20 (0.05, 0.75) | .017 |
No | 55 (84.6) | 105 (58.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Place of delivery(n = 321) | |||||
Health facility | 9 (13.8) | 226 (88.3) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Home | 56 (86.2) | 30 (11.7) | 46.87 (21.06, 104.35) | 5.94 (1.80,19.67) | .004 |
Mode of Delivery(n = 321) | |||||
Vaginal | 38 (58.5) | 238 (93.0) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Cesarean section | 27 (41.5) | 18 (7.0) | 9.40 (1.57, 15.32) | 1.40 (0.46, 4.23) | .553 |
Birth outcome (n = 379) | |||||
Single | 13 (20.0) | 250 (97.7) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Twin | 52 (80.0) | 64 (2.3) | 15.63 (1.25, 18.69) | 6.69 (1.25, 35.91) | .027 |
Initiation time of breastfeeding (n = 321) | |||||
Early | 9 (13.8) | 179 (57) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Late | 56 (86.2) | 77 (24) | 14.47 (6.81, 30.71) | 0.27 (0.05, 1.47) | .132 |
Belief on the purported advantages of prelacteal feeding (n = 321) | |||||
Yes | 56 (86.2) | 44 (17.2) | 30.68 (14.11, 66.68) | 7.29 (2.09, 25.39) | .002 |
No | 9 (13.8) | 212 (82.8) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |