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Table 2 Model comparison and random effect analysis for early initiation of breastfeeding and its associated factors in Mozambique, MDHS 2022–23 (n = 3,548)

From: Individual- and community-level factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Mozambique: evidence from the 2022–2023 Demographic and Health Survey

Parameter

Null model

Model I

Model II

Model III

Variance

3.186347

2.660058

2.564326

2.427151

ICC

49.20%

44.71%

43.80%

42.45%

MOR

5.70

4.90

4.76

4.57

PCV

Reference

16.52%

19.52%

23.83%

Model fitness

LLR

-1733.0129

-1676.1135

-1691.8758

-1648.258

Deviance

3,466.0258

3,352.227

3,383.7516

3,296.516

  1. ICC: Intra cluster correlation; LLR: log-likelihood ratio; MOR: median odds ratio; PCV: Proportional change in variance
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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