Multivariate logistic analysis showing crude and adjusted associations of independent variables with EIBF during COVID-19 among lactating mothers in Mekelle, Tigray, 2021 (n=617, first categories used as references, Hosmer-Lemeshow p value=0.21)
| Variables | EIBF | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
| No | Yes | |||||
| Maternal education | No formal education | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Formal education | 235 | 359 | 2.37 (1.01 to 5.57) | 2.45 (1.01 to 5.88) | 0.048* | |
| Parity | Primiparous | 88 | 82 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Multiparous | 161 | 286 | 1.90 (1.33 to 2.73) | 1.20 (1.03 to 2.20) | <0.001† | |
| ≥4 ANC visits | No | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Yes | 237 | 361 | 2.6 (1.01 to 6.72) | 2.39 (0.89 to 6.41) | 0.08 | |
| Caesarean delivery | No | 165 | 298 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Yes | 84 | 70 | 0.46 (0.32 to 0.67) | 0.47 (0.32 to 0.69) | 0.036* | |
| Breastfeeding information and support postdelivery | No | 89 | 86 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Yes | 160 | 282 | 1.82 (1.28 to 2.60) | 1.59 (1.10 to 2.31) | 0.01* | |
*Significant at p<0.05
†significant at p<0.001.
ANC, antenatal care; EIBF, early initiation of breast feeding.