Table 4 Factors associated with Timely initiation of complementary feeding among mothers who had 6–23 months children in Soro district, South Ethiopia, Aug 2015 to Sept, 2015
Variables | Category | Complementary feeding timely Yes No | COR [95% C.I | AOR [95% C.I] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mothers’ age | 15–24 | 27 | 49 | 1.83(0.87, 3.86) | 1.87(0.85,4.11) |
25–34 | 144 | 258 | 1.86(1.01,3.43)* | 1.85(0.96,3.47) | |
35–40 | 15 | 50 | 1 | ||
Mothers’ educational status | No education | 78 | 176 | 1 | |
Read and write | 19 | 27 | 1.58(0.83,3.02) | 1.15(0.57,2.32) | |
Primary | 57 | 129 | 0.99(0.66,1.50) | 0.81(0.51,1.29) | |
Secondary and above | 32 | 25 | 2.88(1.60,5.19)*** | 2.25(1.17,4.30)** | |
Educational status of husband(n = 539 | No education | 48 | 125 | 1 | |
Read and write | 17 | 19 | 2.33(1.11,4.85)* | 2.33(1.06,5.14)* | |
Primary | 83 | 146 | 1.48(0.96,2.27) | 1.35(0.84,2.16) | |
Secondary and above | 38 | 63 | 1.57(0.93,264) | 1.20(0.67,2.18) | |
PNC follow up | Yes | 53 | 53 | 2.28(1.48,3.52)*** | 1.94(1.19,3.16)** |
No | 133 | 304 | 1 | ||
Place of delivery | Home delivery | 140 | 299 | 1 | |
Institutional delivery | 46 | 58 | 1.69(1.10,2.62)* | 1.40(0.36,5.38) | |
Assistant of the delivery | Non professional | 138 | 294 | 1 | |
Health professional | 48 | 63 | 1.62(1.06,2.48)* | 0.79(0.21,2.99) | |
Counselling on complementary feeding | Yes | 118 | 180 | 1.62(1.18,2.45)** | 1.48(1.00,2.19) |
No | 68 | 170 | 1 | ||