Table 1 Bivariable analysis of early initiation of breastfeeding
Variables | Weighted | Early initiation of breastfeeding | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Yes % (95% CI) | p-value | |
Prevalence | Â | 57.3 (54.5, 60.0) | Â |
Sex of child | Â | Â | 0.190 |
Male | 2,058 (50.0) | 56.1 (53.0, 59.1) | Â |
Female | 2,056 (50.0) | 58.5 (55.0, 61.8) | Â |
Birth order | Â | Â | 0.001 |
First | 785 (19.1) | 51.7 (46.5, 56.9) | Â |
Second | 731 (17.8) | 51.9 (47.0, 56.8) | Â |
Third | 629 (15.3) | 58.0 (52.8, 63.0) | Â |
Fourth | 522 (12.7) | 61.8 (55.9, 67.3) | Â |
Fifth or more | 1,446 (35.2) | 61.0 (57.2, 64.8) | Â |
Size of child at birth | Â | Â | 0.247 |
Large | 282 (6.9) | 63.0 (55.0, 70.2) | Â |
Average | 2,001 (48.6) | 57.6 (54.2, 61.0) | Â |
Small | 1,831 (44.5) | 56.0 (52.4, 59.6) | Â |
Delivery by caesarean section |  |  | < 0.001 |
No | 3,855 (93.7) | 59.8 (57.1, 62.5) | Â |
Yes | 259 (6.3) | 19.0 (13.5, 26.2) | Â |
Type of birth | Â | Â | 0.605 |
Single | 4,047 (98.4) | 57.3 (54.6, 60.0) | Â |
Multiple | 67 (1.6) | 53.5 (39.1, 67.4) | Â |
Mother’s age |  |  | 0.287 |
15–24 | 1,155 (28.1) | 55.0 (50.8, 59.2) |  |
25–34 | 1,958 (47.6) | 57.6 (54.3, 60.8) |  |
35 and above | 1,001 (24.3) | 59.2 (54.7, 63.5) | Â |
Maternal educational level |  | < 0.001 | |
No education | 1,525 (37.1) | 63.0 (59.0, 66.8) | Â |
Primary | 1,806 (43.9) | 56.9 (53.0, 60.7) | Â |
Secondary or higher | 783 (19.0) | 47.0 (42.3, 51.8) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.585 |
Never in union | 23 (0.6) | 56.2 (54.8, 60.3) | Â |
Married | 3,825 (93.0) | 57.6 (54.8, 60.3) | Â |
Widowed | 22 (0.5) | 58.9 (34.4, 79.6) | Â |
Divorced | 243 (5.9) | 52.1 (44.2, 60.0) | Â |
Current working status |  |  | < 0.001 |
Not working | 3,341 (81.2) | 59.2 (56.3, 62.0) | Â |
Working | 773 (18.8) | 49.1 (44.1, 54.2) | Â |
Antenatal care visits | Â | Â | 0.013 |
None | 456 (11.1) | 64.3 (58.6, 69.7) | Â |
1–3 | 1,928 (46.8) | 58.1 (54.3, 61.7) |  |
4 or more | 1,730 (42.1) | 54.5 (51.0, 58.1) | Â |
Place of delivery |  |  | < 0.001 |
Home | 1,114 (27.1) | 64.0 (59.7, 68.0) | Â |
Health facility | 3,000 (72.9) | 54.8 (51.6, 57.9) | Â |
Skin-to-skin contact | Â | Â | 0.006 |
No | 2,082 (50.6) | 54.2 (50.5, 57.9) | Â |
Yes | 2,032 (49.4) | 60.4 (57.1, 63.6) | Â |
Exposed to watching television |  | < 0.001 | |
No | 2,276 (55.3) | 61.7 (58.2, 65.0) | Â |
Yes | 1,838 (44.7) | 51.8 (48.0, 55.6) | Â |
Exposed to listening to radio | Â | 0.421 | |
No | 2,263 (55.0) | 56.3 (52.4, 60.1) | Â |
Yes | 1,851 (45.0) | 58.4 (54.8, 62.0) | Â |
Exposed to reading newspaper/magazine | Â | 0.011 | |
No | 3,515 (85.4) | 58.4 (55.3, 61.5) | Â |
Yes | 599 (14.6) | 50.5 (45.3, 55.6) | Â |
Use internet |  |  | < 0.001 |
No | 2,864 (69.6) | 61.3 (58.3, 64.2) | Â |
Yes | 1,250 (30.4) | 48.0 (43.4, 52.7) | Â |
Wealth index |  |  | < 0.001 |
Poorest | 967 (23.5) | 64.3 (59.4, 68.9) | Â |
Poorer | 913 (22.2) | 64.6 (60.2, 68.8) | Â |
Middle | 834 (20.3) | 56.5 (51.9, 61.1) | Â |
Richer | 764 (18.6) | 52.6 (46.2, 58.9) | Â |
Richest | 636 (15.5) | 42.7 (37.2, 48.4) | Â |
Place of residence |  |  | < 0.001 |
Urban | 1,699 (41.3) | 49.2 (44.5, 53.9) | Â |
Rural | 2,415 (58.7) | 62.9 (59.9, 65.9) | Â |
Region of residence |  |  | < 0.001 |
Hodh Echargui | 631 (15.3) | 49.6 (42.6, 56.5) | Â |
Hodh Gharbi | 493 (12.0) | 67.7 (60.6, 74.1) | Â |
Assaba | 366 (8.9) | 66.9 (58.0, 74.7) | Â |
Gorgol | 384 (9.3) | 55.9 (48.9, 62.7) | Â |
Brakna | 345 (8.4) | 63.3 (57.1, 69.0) | Â |
Trarza | 214 (5.2) | 55.2 (47.1, 62.9) | Â |
Adrar | 66 (1.6) | 59.0 (47.7, 69.4) | Â |
Dakhlet Nouadhibou | 114 (2.8) | 58.2 (47.7, 68.0) | Â |
Tagant | 95 (2.3) | 61.4 (54.9, 67.6) | Â |
Guidimagha | 409 (9.9) | 81.2 (76.7, 85.0) | Â |
Tiris zemour et Inchiri | 67 (1.6) | 47.1 (37.0, 57.4) | Â |
Nouakchott Ouest | 162 (3.9) | 43.9 (33.4, 54.9) | Â |
Nouakchott Nord | 410 (10.0) | 33.6 (23.0, 46.0) | Â |
Nouakchott Sud | 359 (8.7) | 49.7 (38.6, 60.9) | Â |