Table 3 Determinants of the failure of early initiation of breastfeeding

Age of the mother

 18–25 years

Reference

Reference

 26–30 years

1.110

0.76

1.65

0.578

2.440

0.65

9.19

0.185

 31–45 years

1.200

0.58

2.52

0.620

3.930

1.18

13.04

0.025

Maternal education

 Secondary or above

Reference

Reference

 Primary

1.500

1.01

2.22

0.044

1.291

0.70

2.40

0.419

 Illiterate

7.700

1.72

34.41

0.008

6.860

1.11

42.49

0.038

ANC visit during pregnancy

 More than 4 ANC

Reference

Reference

 1–4 ANC

1.020

0.63

1.66

0.923

1.393

0.65

2.98

0.392

 No ANC

1.110

0.52

2.38

0.778

0.964

0.25

3.67

0.957

Counsel on EBF during ANC visit

 Yes

Reference

Reference

 No

1.030

0.71

1.51

0.864

1.196

0.64

2.24

0.575

Maternal BMI

 Overweight or obese

Reference

Reference

 Normal

1.230

0.64

2.36

0.531

1.371

0.56

3.35

0.487

 Thin

1.240

0.59

2.60

0.568

1.584

0.53

4.71

0.408

Type of family

 Nuclear

Reference

Reference

 Joint

0.840

0.58

1.23

0.386

1.004

0.57

1.78

0.989

Monthly household income (In Thousand Bangladeshi Taka)

 30,000 or above

Reference

Reference

 21,000–30,000

1.300

0.75

2.27

0.344

1.408

0.57

3.49

0.460

 10,000–20,000

0.670

0.36

1.25

0.210

0.523

0.18

1.49

0.224

Head of the family

 Female

Reference

Reference

 Male

1.070

0.68

1.69

0.772

0.857

0.42

1.73

0.666

Gender of baby

 Male

Reference

Reference

 Female

0.820

0.57

1.21

0.326

1.234

0.69

2.20

0.476

Birth order

 3rd or over

Reference

Reference

 2nd baby

1.100

0.59

2.07

0.761

0.631

0.21

1.86

0.403

 1st baby

1.040

0.57

1.92

0.876

0.893

0.28

2.90

0.850

Place of delivery

 Home delivery

Reference

Reference

 Facility delivery

1.820

1.24

2.69

0.002

0.784

0.39

1.59

0.499

Mode of delivery

 Normal vaginal delivery

Reference

Reference

 Cesarean section

2.910

1.94

4.38

< 0.001

0.708

0.33

1.53

0.380

Received postnatal care service

 Yes

Reference

Reference

 No

0.618

0.42

0.91

0.014

1.280

0.66

2.51

0.459

Pre-lacteal feeding

 Yes

Reference

Reference

 No

0.040

0.03

0.08

< 0.001

0.060

0.03

0.11

< 0.001

Colostrum feeding

 Yes

Reference

Reference

 No

16.420

9.05

29.82

< 0.001

8.960

4.30

18.70

< 0.001