Early breastfeeding initiation a Breastfeeding duration Exclusive breastfeeding
ORb (95% CIc) P value OR (95% CI) P value OR (95% CI) P value
Skin-to-Skin contact after birth
No 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Yes 0.87 (0.79 – 0.96) 0.004 1.02 (0.93 – 1.13) 0.628 1.24 (1.13 – 1.36) 0.000
Mother's Age
Teenager (15 – 19 years) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Young adult (20 – 34 years) 1.15 (1.01 – 1.32) 0.036 0.74 (0.65 – 0.85) 0.000 1.22 (1.06 – 1.39) 0.004
Mature adult (35 - 44 years) 1.25 (1.08 – 1.44) 0.003 0.50 (0.43 – 0.58) 0.000 1.17 (1.02 – 1.35) 0.030
Marital status
Never married 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Married/Living with partner 1.07 (0.87 – 1.32) 0.505 1.25 (1.00 – 1.56) 0.050 0.95 (0.78 – 1.16) 0.622
Divorced/Separated/Widowed 1.07 (0.82 – 1.39) 0.618 0.81 (0.61 – 1.08) 0.149 0.90 (0.70 – 1.16) 0.404
Wealth Index (SES)d
Poor 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Middle 1.43 (1.31 – 1.56) 0.000 0.94 (0.86 – 1.02) 0.146 0.89 (0.82 – 0.97) 0.006
Rich 1.68 (1.52 – 1.85) 0.000 0.83 (0.75 – 0.91) 0.000 0.98 (0.89 – 1.08) 0.983
Educational attainment
No formal education 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Primary education 0.89 (0.81 – 0.98) 0.022 0.85 (0.77 – 0.94) 0.002 1.36 (1.24 – 1.50) <0.001
Secondary education 0.93 (0.84 – 1.03) 0.165 0.94 (0.85 – 1.04) 0.207 1.31 (1.19 – 1.45) <0.001
Higher education 0.93 (0.79 – 1.09) 0.379 0.84 (0.71 – 0.99) 0.046 1.22 (1.04 – 1.42) 0.014
Residence
Rural 0.96 (0.89 – 1.04) 0.362 1.08 (0.99 – 1.17) 0.065 0.96 (0.89 – 104) 0.331
Urban 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Ethnicity
Igbo 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Yoruba 2.58 (2.26 – 2.96) <0.001 0.81 (0.71 – 0.94) 0.005 3.29 (2.88 – 3.77) <0.001
Hausa/ Fulani 1.16 (1.01 – 1.34) 0.039 1.05 (0.91 – 1.22) 0.499 1.26 (1.10 – 1.45) <0.001
Minorities/Other 1.83 (1.64 – 2.06) <0.001 1.08 (0.96 – 1.23) 0.205 1.32 (1.18 – 1.47) <0.001
Religion
Christianity 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Islam 0.81 (0.73 – 0.89) <0.001 1.46 (1.32 – 1.60) <0.001 0.71 (0.65 – 0.78) <0.001
Traditionalism/Other 1.48 (0.95 – 2.32) 0.087 1.38 (093 – 2.06) 0.112 0.34 (0.22 – 0.51) <0.001
Currently Working
No 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Yes 1.00 (0.94 – 1.07) 0.943 0.97 (0.90 – 1.04) 0.330 1.00 (0.94 – 1.07) 0.905
ANCe Visits during pregnancy
<4 visits 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
≥4 visits 0.96 (0.90 – 1.03) 0.245 1.08 (1.01 – 1.16) 0.029 1.19 (1.11 – 1.27) <0.001
Place of delivery
Home 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Private hospital 0.92 (0.83 – 1.04) 0.173 1.03 (0.91 – 1.16) 0.635 0.97 (0.87 – 1.08) 0.601
Public hospital 1.10 (1.01 – 1.19) 0.029 1.06 (0.97 – 1.15) 0.205 1.31 (1.21 – 1.42) <0.001
Last time Internet used
Never 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Not recently 0.66 (0.43 – 1.02) 0.059 1.09 (0.69 – 1.72) 0.711 0.99 (0.64 – 1.54) 0.963
Recently 0.59 (0.46 – 0.74) < 0.001 0.73 (0.55 – 0.97) 0.030 1.36 (1.06 – 1.76) 0.017
Frequency of Internet use
Never 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Infrequent 1.41 (0.90 – 2.22) 0.321 0.66 (0.41 – 1.07) 0.089 1.32 (0.83 – 2.08) 0.241
Frequent 1.09 (0.69 – 1.72) 0.704 0.69 (0.43 – 1.12) 0.133 0.89 (0.56 – 1.40) 0.602